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August 2, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3905/europe-moral-values

Why Europe Is an Enemy of Israel

(Gatestone Institute) Guy Milliere - Today, hatred of Israel is one of the most shared and prominent feelings in Europe. Any terrorist attack against Israel is almost unanimously described as a fruit of the "cycle of violence" and of "Israeli intransigence," never mind that it is actually the Palestinians who historically have been intransigent. An Israeli response to a terrorist attack is immediately criticized by European diplomats as "disproportionate." A Palestinian attack is never criticized at all. When the "Palestinian cause" appeared, it immediately became a sacred cause in Europe, never mind what sort of values or governance it espoused. When it seemed possible to accuse Jews of "behaving like Nazis," the opportunity was not missed. The writer is a professor at the University of Paris.

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