European attitude to Israel hardens as violence increases

National Post ^ | April 11 2002 | Matthew Fisher

[knighthawk]

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[veronica]

In addition, Europe has been galled that Israel does not seem to care what it thinks and will accept peace emissaries only from the United States...

:)

[weikel]

Okay I dislike the Continentals intensely( Netherlands is one of the exceptions) but can you give us a country by country breakdown because I bet the attitude varies a lot country to country.

[What Is Ain't]

Europeans are anti-semites. So what's new?

[dennisw]

To give myself some props....I talked about Euro sanctions months ago.
The Israeli economy is not healthy. EU is trying to economically muscle Israel into a lethal accommodation with the Pallies. One where Pallie Muslims get a Palestinian state to serve as a much better base for continued Jihad.

 

Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Pique, right, pauses as in the background an unidentified member of the Spanish delegation kisses Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, following their meeting in Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday Jan. 17, 2002. Pique is on a week-long tour of the Middle East in an European diplomatic effort to search for new ways to revive the Mideast peace process. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

[Sabramerican]

In addition, Europe has been galled that Israel does not seem to care what it thinks and will accept peace emissaries only from the United States.

Oh. Oh. "Galled"? Is that anything like humiliates?

Does that mean Israel "humiliates" the Europeans?

I hope not. "Humiliations" are today's magic word as an all purpose excuse for Arab savagery.

Are Europeans going to don the so fashionable suicide bomb vests soon?

[nothingnew]

When all nations turn against Israel.........

FMCDH!

[dennisw]

 

The "Clash of Civilizations" isn't turning out quite as Huntington described. Europeans and Anglo-Americans seem to be on different sides of the divide. At least, the Eurocrats are on the other side.

That book was published before the Muslim immigration invasion of Europe was so large. Great book though. I started a thread here on it about two years ago.

 

 

 

 

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Enlightening and thought provoking, November 14, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from New York City
This book does for global politics what Thomas Friedman's book The Lexus and The Olive Tree does for global economics. Prof. Huntington is compelling in his premise, well substantiated with facts and examples, that religious civilizations have supplanted governmental ideologies and national boundaries as the basis worldwide for political and economic alliances, enmities and conflicts. Written in the mid-1990s, the book is surprisingly prescient in some of its speculations regarding subsequent recent events. The author explores clearly and in well-organized fashion the demographic and attitudinal factors underlying current world affairs, including much elucidation of events in the Balkans, Asia and the Arab World.In the early going the book the book tends to be a bit academic and jargony, but readers should give it a chance, because once it gets past the basic definitions - which are interesting and important in laying the groundwork for the rest of the book - it gives way to a much more lucid and free-flowing style. Overall, it is very helpful to the reader in understanding the recent, current and future world picture.

[CasearianDaoist]

"FMCDH" ????

[gaspar]

Disagree. The Clash of Civilizations IS occuring as predicted. However, it is now obvious that Europe is dying. Its population replacement level practically guarantees a hardening of the arteries and the exponential growth of Muslim minorities.

Like an aging person who knows that death is near, the European nations want to be left alone to suck the last few hours of happiness from a life without meaning before darkness envelops. America reminds the Europeans of how weak they are, how brittle their politics, how pagan their theology, how cowardly they are in the face of death.

[jocko12]

WHEN AHAB START TAKING OVER EUROPE,DO'NT YOU WINNIES COME CRYING TO THE USA AGAIN!!!!

[KC_Conspirator]

I am deeply concerned that the governments of contenental Europe (excluding Britain) have been very anti-Semitic. It seems there is an unending blame placed on the Jews and not even a recognition of the terror unleashed by Arafat.

[BMCDA]

"FMCDH" ????

From My Cold Dead Hands

[backhoe]

I started a thread here on it about two years ago

Do you recall enough of the title that I could run a search? A key phrase would probably suffice.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

I do think the Euros mean it. Their motto is "we won't fight this time either, but we will supply the apporpriate winner with rail cars and ovens if need be."

And they wonder why we hate all of them, but love the Brits.

[CasearianDaoist]

Thanks (love it!)