Why European Criticism of Israel Fails

European criticism of Israel is typically left unheeded because Israelis tend to be insulted. European criticism typically does not take into account Israeli interests in safeguarding its civilian population, including longterm genocide prevention. It appears that the purpose is too often to humiliate and single out the Jewish state rather than exercising actual influence. As a longterm diplomatic blogger I know that almost the only way to influence foreign governments is by reference to their national interests. This is a lesson for Europe. If you want to influence Israeli policymaking you have to do it in a way that is consistent with Israeli security interests, short-term, mid-term and long-term because to Israelis security is everything after millennia of insecurity in the Diaspora. You may not like it but enemy interests are secondary to Israeli security interests. It is also telling how armies of diplomats and intelligence analysts in Europe never made the effort to understand the strategic logic behind the indigenous restoration project in Judea and Samaria. They, the Europeans understood that it was irrational despite not attempting to understand it and they were wrong, completely wrong as the indigenous restoration project in Judea and Samaria advances peace and prevents future genocide.