Tag: EU

Jewish Question in Europe Redux

Israel once had a commercial for a brand of bra. Women who wore it could “go with and feel without.” The ad seemed to me subversive political commentary masquerading as commercial copywriting. How much political behavior we can summarize in those four words? Take the example of the governments of the 15 EU states. These

The widespread perception among Israeli decision-makers of the European Union’s irrelevance is a perplexing conundrum of Israeli foreign relations. While one would think that a continent-sized institution representing Israel’s largest export market would somehow have more clout, the already limited capacity of the EU to play a constructive role contracts at an alarming rate. This

Just a few months ago General Jim Jones, the former U.S. National Security Advisor, told the Herzliah Conference that if God has allocated just one crisis for President Obama to resolve during his term in office, it should be the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It is, indeed, a conflict that must be resolved – for the future

JERUSALEM – Three recent events demonstrate heightened challenges to the European Union: President Obama’s declaration that sanctions against Iran will be tightened “within weeks”; Iran’s unveiling of the newly developed Simorgh missile, a “satellite launch vehicle” that experts say can be turned into an ICBM; and President Obama’s decision not to attend the EU-U.S. summit

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