Keyword: europeslostidentity https://freerepublic.com/tag/europeslostidentity/ en-us Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:01:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 The Loss of Self: Europe Should See Israel as One of Its Own https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669949/posts Deutsche Welle has an interesting little roundup of European press reaction to Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah, most of which appears to condemn the Israeli actions as “disproportionate.” As a corollary, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (of Spanish Flee fame) went on record stating that the results of the Israeli response to the agents of radicalization, fanaticism, conflict and instability will be “radicalization, fanaticism, conflict and instability.” The European reaction is instructive for several reasons: First, because it is indicative of the extent to which nationalism and national feeling has declined – there is simply little understanding of why... The Brussels Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1669949/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:01:04 GMT