The Gaza Questions Europe Doesn’t Want to Answer

Dr. Avi Perry, a former professor at Northwestern University and analyst, writes in an op-ed for Arutz Sheva regarding the shift in European public opinion toward Israel. He challenges European counterparts to consider how they would react if a catastrophe similar to October 7 occurred in their own countries. Rejecting comparisons between the situation in Gaza and the bombing of Dresden during World War II, Perry emphasizes that the responsibility for starting a war should not be ignored simply by looking at the resulting destruction. Perry argues that Hamas has deliberately used civilians as human shields by embedding military infrastructure within densely populated areas, hospitals, and schools. Pointing to the Israel Defense Forces' evacuation warnings, he asks why a military force allegedly intent on killing civilians would go to such lengths to warn them before an attack. Ultimately, the analyst urges Europeans to look beyond the images of destruction and answer the fundamental question: if their own country, town, and family were the targets of such an attack, what measures would they take to defend their citizens' security?