Europe’s Civil War in Slow Motion: The Hidden Costs of Backing Israel

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Crescent International

Rabi' al-Thani 16, 1447 2025-10-08

Daily News Analysis

by Crescent International

The indicted war criminal Benjamin Mileikowsky (aka Netanyahu) was forced to publicly acknowledge on September 15 the unprecedented political and economic pressure the zionist entity is facing.

This, however, was not the most important part of his statement.

The key element requiring deeper understanding is his explanation of why this pressure exists.

As reported by the zionist outlet Ynetnews, Mileikowsky “argued that Muslim migration to Europe has created a ‘significant and vocal minority’ that influences European governments on issues related to Gaza. ‘They deny zionism’, Netanyahu said, adding that this influence was fueling sanctions and restrictions against Israel and limiting its ability to import key weapons components.”

Just over two weeks after Mileikowsky attempted to justify the political failure of zionism in Europe, two million people across 100 cities in Italy rallied against Israel’s genocide in Palestine.

Scenes from other European cities on October 4 were no different.

Of course, it was not only Muslims who joined the rallies against Israel, but people from a wide range of ethnic and religious backgrounds.

This naturally raises the question: what is really behind Mileikowsky’s spin, and what policy implications might this have for Europe?

Track record is always crucial in political analysis.

A quick internet search produces credible data of how the current Israeli leadership actively cooperates with far right extremist groups in Europe.

Thus, our assessment leans toward the view that Israel will intensify—perhaps triple—its efforts to provoke anti-Muslim sentiment and fuel hostility toward Muslim communities in Europe.

For decades, Israel’s regional strategy has been to sow instability within the borders of its adversaries, thereby draining their capacity to confront it effectively.

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, however, has fundamentally altered this dynamic.

Israel itself has now become the epicenter of regional instability.

Not only is it the focal point of chaos and conflict in West Asia, it has also become a global pariah.

A 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that Israel’s international image has collapsed, with unfavorable views exceeding 70% in several European countries, including Spain, France, and Ireland.

Meanwhile, data from the OECD and US Congressional Research Service confirm that Israel remains among the world’s largest recipients of western financial and military aid—over $3.8 billion annually from the United States alone—making such global isolation especially perilous for an entity so dependent on external support.

Approaching the issue of Muslims in Europe from a zionist perspective suggests that the only practical way for Israel to neutralize the growing anti-Israel sentiment across the continent is to redirect European public frustration against Muslim communities.

From this standpoint, embroiling European societies in tensions with their Muslim populations serve two strategic objectives.

First, it diverts public and political scrutiny away from Israel’s conduct in Palestine, reducing societal and governmental pressure to hold Israel accountable.

Second, it fractures the social and political cohesion of Europe by making it increasingly difficult for local civic organizations and political movements to stand in solidarity with Muslims without being accused of extremism or anti-western bias.

This reasoning follows a clear deductive logic.

Israel’s international isolation has deepened, especially in Europe, as public opinion turns sharply against its policies in Gaza and the West Bank.

At the same time, European Muslim communities have become more organized and vocal in expressing opposition to these policies.

Faced with this shift, inflaming Islamophobic narratives offers Israel a convenient means of altering the discourse: by portraying Muslims as an internal security or cultural threat, attention within Europe shifts from Israel’s human rights violations abroad to domestic debates over integration, identity, and social stability.

The outcome serves Israel on multiple fronts.

It neutralizes external criticism by ensuring European attention is consumed by internal divisions and undermines the emergence of a cohesive European stance on Palestinian rights.

This approach aligns with the well-known unofficial Israeli policy known as the Begin Doctrine—a strategy designed to ensure that no state develops the capability to challenge Israel’s pursuit of hegemony.

Within this framework, promoting Islamophobia in Europe would constitute a calculated strategic policy—one that deliberately instrumentalizes chaos and instability to make European governments understand that distancing themselves from Israel carries an internal cost.

What does this mean for Europe?

In simple terms it means chaos, instability, and the looming threat of civil unrest.

European political elites now face a critical choice: either continue prioritizing Israel at the expense of their own societies’ stability and prosperity or exert maximum pressure on Israel to dismantle the mechanisms through which it wields leverage in Europe.