What's wrong with this statement?

In a statement marking international Holocaust Day, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht said, "Belgium continues its unwavering support for the existence of the state of Israel."  [source]

Is it just me, or does it feel odd to anyone else that more than 60 years after Israel was founded, and in spite of all the contributions our tiny country has made to the world in the areas of natural sciences, technology, medicine and economics (just a small sampling of the areas in which we've consistently been net exporters), that the default question - even amongst our friends - remains: "Should Israel exist?"

It would never occur to anyone to voice such a question about India.  Yet India is exactly the same age (give or take a few months) as Israel, and has been at war with its Muslim neighbor and domestic insurgents (i.e. terrorists) for exactly the same amount of time as we have.  So why isn't anyone coming out with statements for or against the continued existence of India?

I place the blame for this squarely on our own leaders, especially the ones on the left who continue to press forward with what they naively call 'the peace process'. 

While Israel has been asked to make endless territorial concessions in the name of peace almost from the moment of it's birth, the core concession being demanded of our enemies since the so called 'peace process' began has been that they simply stop calling for our destruction and accept our right to exist. 

Call me crazy, but isn't that setting the bar a tad low?

We don't need anyone's permission or approval to continue drawing breath, nor do we gain anything at the negotiating table by making our existence a question for discussion.  Quite the opposite; by continuing to allow our enemies a formal referendum on our right to exist, we unwittingly encourage even our 'friends' to assume that this most basic fact remains in doubt.