Some of these behaviors had for centuries threatened European Jews. Netanyahu, and those who voted for him, no longer identify with the suffering of their European ancestors. ... As suggested above, modern Israel’s response to European Jewish history was to become a..…

Given that for decades European countries largely followed Washington’s lead on Israel, pro-Israel lobbies outside the US were much less organised and muscular. ... That has left European policy towards Israel – and its enabling by default of Netanyahu and..…

In Norway, the incident generated uproar at the time and again last month, opining that his slur may have been directed at Israel.. ... In parallel to the so-called new anti-Semitism, in which Jews are targeted over Israel, European rap scene is rich with Holocaust jokes and Jew..…