Tag: antisemitism

Jewish Question in Europe Redux

“Yet, the long term significance of the Bardem letter may not lie in its vituperative flash of hateful publicity. Rather it lies in our ability to recognize it as a symptom. Next year we will commemorate a half century since Vatican II. What this formulation by 100 elite Spanish celebrities tell us is that Western

Europe is an interesting place to observe from Israel. Europeans live in a society that is not easy to understand. Their culture seems based on a flattering paradigm: When humanity is going to advance, it does so in Europe first. Yet the term “Europe” provokes a dual reaction in this region. On the one hand, there is

The popular Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet recently published a pseudo-exposé without factual basis alleging that the IDF killed Palestinians and stole their organs for sale. As I write, the libel still festers, threatening Israeli-Swedish relations.The incident is notable in two respects: the distortion of thinking involved, and its impact on the credibility of Europe, since Sweden currently heads