"It's Crazy!" Netanyahu Caught on "Hot Mic" Telling EU Leaders the Truth About Out-of-Control Immigration

Raphael Ahren : Jul 19, 2017
Times of Israel

"There is no logic here. Europe is undermining its security by undermining Israel ... "So stop attacking Israel. Start supporting Israel. Don't undermine the one Western country that defends European values and European interests and prevents another mass migration to Europe." -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

(Hungary)—[Times of Israel] Unaware that his remarks were also being transmitted to reporters outside, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the European Union in unusually harsh terms on Wednesday for its treatment of Israel, urging the leaders of four Central European countries to use their influence in the organization to ease its conditions for advancing bilateral ties. (Photo: Israeli PM Netanyahu and the heads of state from Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland, in Budapest/Haim Tzach/GPO/via Times of Israel)

"I think Europe has to decide if it wants to live and thrive or if it wants to shrivel and disappear," he said in a closed-door meeting whose content was accidentally broadcast to journalists outside the room. "I am not very politically correct. I know that's a shock to some of you. It's a joke. But the truth is the truth—both about Europe's security and Europe's economic future. Both of these concerns mandate a different policy towards Israel."

During the meeting, Netanyahu also urged the leaders of Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland to close their borders to refugees from Africa and the Arab world, and praised the administration of US President Donald Trump for its "stronger" position on Iran and Syria.

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