I don't know which is more amusing, Dgov's complete lack of knowledge of history, or this:
I assume Israel is considered a foreign country to most Europeans
Well yes. Considering that Israel is a foreign country to the vast majority of Europeans, as it's not part of Europe and the only people for whom it would not be are those with dual citizenship or Israel citizens as residents in Europe this would make sense.
And seriously dude read some history. Could start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis