© Yonatan Sindel/Flash90Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds a press conference at the Foreign Ministry, in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.
Israeli government ministers have reportedly warned key European countries that any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state could prompt Israel to take unilateral measures as well, potentially including the annexation of parts of the West Bank, according to Monday reports.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer personally warned French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy that Israel could respond to recognition of a Palestinian state by annexing Area C of the West Bank and legalizing unauthorized outposts, the Haaretz outlet reported, citing a foreign diplomat familiar with the matter.
Comment: What "parts of the West Bank"? Does Israel mean the pathetic crumbs of land caught between the established squatters with full municipal services of the wild-eyed, murderous 'Hilltop Youth' who set up a tent and know they can attack the Palestinian families trying to survive there with absolutely no consequences?
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A separate report by Israel Hayom said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar conveyed a similar message to counterparts in the UK, France, and other nations, warning that steps against Israel would be met with Israeli actions such as extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements and parts of the Jordan Valley.
"Unilateral moves against Israel will be met with unilateral moves by Israel," Sa'ar reportedly said.
The warnings came ahead of a French- and Saudi-led summit set to take place in New York next month, where French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to promote coordinated recognition of Palestinian statehood.
While the US has said it will not participate, other European countries are still deliberating.
Some, including Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, have reportedly voiced opposition to unilateral recognition. Others, such as Spain — which recognized a Palestinian state last year — and Malta — which has said it will do so at the summit — are expected to say they support countries announcing unilateral recognition.
After Macron said last month that France was considering recognition of Palestinian statehood, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said such a move would be a "huge prize for terror."
France's recognition of Palestinian statehood would mark a major policy shift for Paris and risk antagonizing Israel, which insists such moves by foreign states are premature.
France would be the most significant European power to recognize a Palestinian state, a move the United States has also long resisted.
Israel has argued that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state now will be viewed as a reward for Hamas's October 7 onslaught. Israel's military campaign to rid the Gaza Strip of Hamas has sparked worldwide sympathy for Palestinians and galvanized support for recognizing statehood in some capitals.
The threats come amid mounting European opposition to Israel's actions in Gaza.
On Monday, Sweden announced that it would summon the Israeli ambassador to protest against Israel's refusal to freely allow aid into Gaza.
"We do not support what the Israeli government is currently doing by denying access to Gaza. Absolutely not," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, according to the TT news agency.
A spokesperson for Mr. Kristersson confirmed this summons to AFP.
"We have been very clear about this, both nationally and with many other European countries. The pressure is now increasing — there is no doubt about it. And for very good reasons," the Swedish leader added.
Israel's block on aid since early March, which has caused severe shortages of food and medicine, was partially lifted last week in the face of mounting international indignation.
Since the blockade was lifted, hundreds of aid trucks have entered the Strip, mostly containing food, but UN officials and local aid workers have said that Israel's renewed military action in the Strip makes effective distribution near impossible.
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Looks good right? Except that preparing everything in the boxes requires clean water, which Gaza is without:
The IDF thinks the situation is hilarious:
Kristersson also said he was in favor of a reassessment of the association agreement between the European Union and Israel. The bloc has ordered a review of it to see if Israel is respecting human rights and democratic principles.
"This requires a consensus, and we are not there yet. But many of us are working in that direction," he said. "The current actions of the Israeli government are pushing more EU countries to impose stricter demands on Israel."
According to French diplomats, 17 of the 27 EU member states have so far said they back a review of the agreement, with Germany being the most notable abstention.
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US and Germany added together don't even equal 20%.
Applying a continental lens, 44.2% of Israel’s total imports by value in 2023 were purchased from countries in Asia. In second place were trade partners in Europe fulfilling 39.7% of Israeli import purchases. Another 12.8% worth of goods originated from North America.
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I have been subscribed to Laura Knight Jadzcyk substack where she has been training GROK re the Hyperdimensional Control System (HCS) operated by 4D STS entities. The latest explores the Trump/Musk dust up, and to summarize 80-95% chance it is the HCS at work causing the conflict. [Link]
You can skip to the conclusions....if its too much to read. Seems to be the WAVE she wrote about shifting us from 3D to 4D is upon us, causing international chaos. Like the insane riots in LA, National Guard 1000 of troops called in and Trump has via Hegseth put the Marines on alert. Newscom & Mayor Bass are doing nothing. Videos I have seen show a real bloody mess ! Pretty sure 4D STS and their minions, Soros et al are to blame for the meltdown in LA.
Cheers !
Musk is a child, doing childish things and I am having trouble finding a 'devious plan' in all of this. As Laura noted, " Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar ." That is not to say there ISN'T some devious plan (Palantir/Zion) but it has yet to become as exposed as the Demoncrats plans have become exposed under Trump.
Speaking of Trump and Musk, Laura says that, " It just seems a tragedy of our times that these two are put forward as the best humanity has got ." Realistically, who else among the Zionist-controlled U.S. system would she prefer?
Trump is the product of that control which is so complete today that it's hard for me to see someone like Thomas Massie [Link] getting Trump's job - although I believe he could do it under different circumstances.
At the end of the day, the U.S. is under attack by foreign nations and ideologies using a variety of weaponry, from finances to bricks and Molotov cocktails. I am glad that Trump and his team are finally calling it what it is (an invasion) and sending in the troops to deal with it. That the idiots in California voted for Newsom and Bass make me think they deserve what they got - just like the voters in those other blue states soon to see similar insurrection by illegals and their Demoncrat supporters.
Canada and the U.S. are at a similar turning point; to separate based on ideologies or to force one ideology on the whole country - very Abraham Lincoln. What worries me is that just like the 1860's U.S., foreign nations will see the fractures forming and rush in to exploit them - so whatever decision is made by either country needs to be carried out with all haste and dedication to the cause. Waffling will only invite parasites who feed on weakness - like the STS entities Laura speaks of.
Col MacGregor believes this could go on for months. In the clip with MacGregor a Mexican Senator is claiming as I have seen many LA riot protestors claim, California is 'stolen' land and they want it back....Reeks of UNDRIP which has firmly landed in Canada especially BC a mere 30 days after the Kamloops band falsely claimed they had found the remains of 215 missing & murdered children UNDRIP which had previously tried to be passed in Parliament and failed...UNDRIP is United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People, which all over the world is fomenting mass divisions by activists and selfish Chiefs !
This freaks me out because I am trying to get my daughter and wife to cancel their road trip from Kelowna through Washington state to very near Portland Oregon. Now is not the time to go....I hope they listen.
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We are carefully watching the 1800 NO KINGS protests. In Minneapolis 2 Democrat Senators who just last week enraged democrats when they voted to end 'free' health care for illegal immigrants, were shot. One Senator and her husband was killed. The second Senator and his wife are in critical condition. The alleged suspect is a white male democrat appointed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The suspect ran a security company dressed up like a cop and drove a cop car to the Senators homes to assassinate them. His vehicle was filled with NO KINGS posters and a manifesto and hit list....wow !!
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Cheers ! Hopefully the shit show in the USA, and IRAN/Is-RA-HELL calms down !
What a bloody mess....interesting point keeps coming up that each side calls the other and gives them notice, 'we will be bombing at XYZ time and place'...such as USA base in Qatar moved all their aircraft out....so much for an element of surprise. Seems more like theatre to me... Trump just announced no more escalation...hmmm. [Link]
After Missionary Ridge, in the burying of northern and southern dead, General George Thomas, a Virginian, was asked if the burial parties should sort the dead by state and section as had been the custom. Thomas said "No, mix them all up. I'm tired of states rights".
And those 24 were all civilians. Iran lost military leaders and nuclear scientists.
Before the constitution was amended, Native Americans and anyone born from slavery were not citizens of the US.
So who is Russia killing when they bomb Kiev and other cities which are 98% filled with civilians?
There are plenty of videos proving my statement, along with news reports.
You're consistent in your BS I'll give you that, bot or not.
They killed all civilians. If you aren't an IDF member anymore you are called a civilian. Israel requires most to serve in the IDF when they turn 21.
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So they killed a whole 24 civilians (semantics) that’s about how many Palestinians they kill every minute.
BTW who do you think funds a lot of the infrastructure in Israel as well as the military equipment that allows them to murder everything that moves in Gaza and also the West Bank, the American Tax payer is the poor sucker being robbed to pay for the excesses of these small hatted leaches.
When you allow terrorists to live among you then you have to accept the consequences. When someone has a bacterial infection you can't get rid of the bad bacteria without also getting rid of the good bacteria.
Tax payer funds go mostly to the state they live in and are spent there.
The federal government received $4.67 trillion in taxes last year. The states received $4.56 trillion back from the federal government. That amounts to a differential of $105 billion, or about $314 per person, in favor of the federal government. The interest on the national debt was $870 billion which makes taxes short $765 billion. So the taxpayer isn't being robbed because they aren't spending the money to pay for it.
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And the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Food Program (WFP) have discretionary funding.
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Contributions received for 2025 for the United Nations Regular Budget See if you can spot the USA in this contribution assessment.
Top 10 Member State contributors to the UN system, 2022 (US$ billion and percentage share of GNI)US 0.07%. Norway 0.27%[Link]
The United States today remains the largest donor to the United Nations. It contributed close to $13 billion in 2024. Approximately 24 percent of this total was assessed, 75 percent was voluntary. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, relies on the United States for about one-third of its budget.
In 2025, the US formed the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation backed by Israel and the US to distribute food and other aid in Gaza, cutting out the terror group from the supply chain by handing the critical aid directly to Palestinian citizens.
Yes it was handed over from one alleged unproven “terror” group which Israel had for years been trying to get rid of and they handed it to a real terror group responsible for killing Palestinians at the distribution centre’s or killing station’s if you like, being generous souls they also included for nutritional purposes only, Oxycodone …
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“The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security is deeply horrified by reports that flour bags distributed to Palestinians under the joint Israeli-American “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” (GHF) have allegedly been laced with narcotic substances .”
BTW The Septic Tanks may be the largest donor in dollar terms but by head of population they are amongst the lowest, and when it comes to the actual aid when they do finally cough up it always comes with the rider that the donations must be spent on goods from USA, how generous are these ghouls? This is the same business model used when it comes to Nato etc, they want the donated funds spent on overpriced useless (proven not only just lately) American armaments.
They (the septic tanks and they're vassals) are not more corrupt than the mafia they are the mafia.
It's handed over by the personnel from the Gaza Humanitarian organizations who are Palestinians. It's Palestinians giving food to Palestinians funded by the U.S. and the personnel are guard by US security forces.
That flour story is unverified. Meaning it's a rumor.
UNRWA announced it had received and accepted serious allegations against 12 staff members who were disguising their work for Hamas. UNRWA was defunded because of this and GHF was started to take it place in order to vet workers better.
What's wrong with buying the goods from the US? They are the only country in the world that has an over abundance of goods.
So the reason is that its forced to buy and not that the US builds the best Armaments? Then why do other countries constantly try to hack the top secret data for them or always trying bribe the scientists and engineers? Your thinking is illogical and ridiculous. If the US was building crappy arms then the whole world wouldn't be lining up to buy it.