A year ago, Israel outlawed six Palestinian organizations affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel, the European Union, and others.
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The Palestinians and their supporters, of course, called these "human rights organizations" that deal with agriculture, women's rights and prisoners, but are actually a network exploiting these rights to harm Israel. Some of the leaders of these groups were involved in the murder of Rina Shnerb.
After a long process of intelligence and investigation, Israel decided to call a spade a spade, which did not sit well with EU-backed Israeli left-wing organizations.
Last week, the IDF raided the offices of some of these Palestinian groups in Ramallah, and confiscated materials, which prompted the leftists to launch a poisonous international campaign against Israel that only seeks to protect its citizens.
This week, 17 European ambassadors, including the ambassador of the EU itself, informed the Israeli Foreign Ministry that they do not accept the terror designation and will continue to fund the Palestinian organizations. This is not just about the money, but about Europe legitimizing such actions.
Europe has got some nerve. Every sovereign nation can designate a terror organization based on particular criteria, and we know that terrorism is more widespread in Israel than in Europe. Can you imagine Israel pulling such a stunt in a European country?
Only Israel needs one needs to defend efforts to uproot terrorism, and only in Israel can Europe continue to fund terror organizations that pretend to be innocent.
Because that's how it goes: Israel speaks and Europe sits back and laughs. The EU is funding the Palestinian Authority's million-dollar enterprise to take over land in Judea and Samaria and push out the Jewish settlements.
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Europe funds organizations, both Israeli and Palestinian, that work against the IDF locally and internationally, including in the International Court of Justice; that dig into state archives seeking to blur the Jews' historical and archaeological connection to the land; that advocate for terrorists.
When Lapid was foreign minister, he tried to adopt a zero mistakes policy, but reality slapped him in the face. It's time for Israel to hold Europe accountable, or at least speak up.
Europe is in need of Israeli gas and intelligence and security assets.
Israel must proclaim loudly: Europe is important to Israel, but Israel is also important to Europe, and if European governments continue to fund terror groups, there will be consequences."
