Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders was presented with an award by the Israeli legislature during a visit to show solidarity in the fight against Islamic extremism.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said this week that the leader of the Party of Freedom (PVV) toured Israel and held diplomatic talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and members of parliament. He was awarded the Jabotinsky Award for Freedom. Israeli Cabinet.
“This award is a fitting tribute to a man who has long exemplified Jabotinsky's courage and conviction. He has confronted the lies spread by institutions like the ICC. [International Criminal Court]pervert justice and reward fear. In America, President Trump is seen assembling a dream team. Mr. Herdt brings the same optimism to Europe, where we need even more of it,” Ohana said. said The main power behind the Dutch government.
Mr. Wilders is a prominent critic of Islamic extremism, spent a year volunteering in the West Bank in his youth, and has long been an ardent supporter of the Jewish state. During a diplomatic mission to the country this week, Wilders continued to assert Israel's rightful control of the West Bank, saying that the Jordan Valley settlements in Judea and Samaria were Israel's “bulletproof vest” and that without it He said that Israel would cease to exist as a country.
Upon accepting the award from Parliament, Mr Wilders said: “Now is not the time to be silent, it is the time to stand up and support Israel. The world was shocked after the October 7, 2023 massacre in which 1,200 innocent Jewish lives were lost. As is often the case, it unfortunately only lasted for a short period of time, after which too many countries, politicians, and institutions such as the United Nations and the ICC shocked their countries and their people from existential threats. They are bashing Israel, which they are rightfully defending.”
Wilders said his mission to Israel was aimed at demonstrating “full and unending support” for the “forces of evil” of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The PVV leader lamented that, along with the hatred of Jews by Islamic extremists, anti-Israel sentiment is driven by “the self-hatred of woke Westerners who no longer believe in fighting for the truth.”
The Dutch populist reiterated his warning that if Israel loses the battle, “the West will be next” and through his visit to Israel, “there are still political leaders in Europe who are not afraid to come here and make their voices heard.” I wanted to prove that. Let us say loud and clear here and in Europe that we will never abandon you and that we will always be by your side. ”
In October, Wilders wrote an exclusive piece for Breitbart London in which he argued that European patriots should support Israel and praised Israel as a model for Western countries to follow to protect their national identity. .
“What we need today is Zionism for the European nations. Europeans should follow the example of the Jews and defend the sovereignty of their nation-states,” the populist leader wrote.
Wilders argues that while Europe's globalist elites seek to dismantle their own nation-states in favor of the EU's “supranational institutions,” “the Jewish people are proudly re-establishing themselves as sovereign nation-states.” and defended our borders vigorously.”
This, Wilders argued, is the main reason why Western leftists despise the state of Israel. This is because the state of Israel serves as “a beacon for nations striving to maintain their national identity.”
