Aznar to Israel: Europeans "Prefer Appeasement"

Spain's former Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar told Israel it would be wise to work with the U.S. on Middle East problems because Europe doesn't have the capacity to influence the area.

“Europeans don’t like any problems. They prefer appeasement.”...“In Europe, Israel is not very popular, not only this government, all governments,” he said. “Most Europeans support the Palestinian cause. Europeans sincerely wish for a peace agreement and support the peace process, but the reality is that the peace process is closed. At this moment I think that Europe should work closely with the States, because that is the only opportunity to change the region.”

I'm pretty sure most Israelis have known this for years, but it's nice to see such candor from a European politician.