Europe's Left Courts 46 Million Muslims, Driving Anti-Israel Shift With Islamist Allies
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Europe's Left Courts 46 Million Muslims, Driving Anti-Israel Shift With Islamist Allies
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Summary
Europe’s far-left and Islamist groups are increasingly acting in tandem, with critics saying the “Red-Green Alliance” is reshaping politics and hardening anti-Israel policy across the continent.
45–46 million Muslims now live in Europe—up 15.9% since 2010—giving left-wing parties a growing electoral incentive to court Muslim voters even as Jewish communities, now under 1.3 million, carry less political weight.
Sweden’s election offered the latest test, with exit polls showing non-European Swedes helping left-wing parties to a narrow three-seat lead; Berlin votes next with Die Linke polling 2 points ahead of the CDU.
Britain, France and Spain are cited as parallel cases: Labour was accused of sanctioning Israel to win back Muslim voters, France’s LFI is rising in Muslim-majority suburbs, and Spain’s Sumar has pushed strongly pro-Palestinian positions.
Researchers and Jewish leaders say the alliance blends left-wing anti-colonial rhetoric with Islamist networks, feeding antisemitism while Europe’s political establishment remains more focused on the far right than the far left.