By P. David Hornik Adopting measures that—when used by Israel—it vilifies. Western Europe is now being hit by a wave of terror. Israel has expressed sympathy to the governments and peoples, and is helping or has offered to help the hardest-hit countries—France, Germany, and Belgium—fight the terror. It has been different when terror has pounded Israel. […]
By Justin Amler There is empathy right now towards the victims of the terrible terrorist attack in Nice, and there should be empathy. For the victims and their families, it is doubtful that any will really fully recover. How can they? Death is a part of the natural order of life; but murder isn’t. It […]
Anti-Zionists must share some of the blame for Euro-terrorism Europe’s anti-Zionist leftists have the sown the wind of Islamic extremism by aiding and abetting the worst elements in Arab Palestinian society, and now Europe is reaping the whirlwind of terrorism. By Richard Mather For decades, Europe’s anti-Zionist leftists have castigated and demonised the State […]
Lone-wolf terrorism has once again hit Europe and the authorities are realizing that dealing with this phenomenon is a challenge for local security agencies. Thus, European representatives arrived in Israel in order to learn from Israeli security agencies that have vast experience in dealing with these types of threats. The two most recent terror attacks […]
The spectre of liberty in the post-Brexit world By David Semple i. Britain and Europe There is a spectre haunting Europe in the post-Brexit age. The spectre of English liberty and freedom. For centuries, continental Europe has brought forth many enemies […]
Two observers offer fresh prospectives on whether Europe’s Mideast approach is changing course – and why. By Gol Kalev As Europe continues to escalate its intervention in Israeli- Palestinian affairs, some question the motivation of such actions, claiming “all politics are local.” Laure Ferrari, a French citizen of Corsican descent, has long considered herself to […]
By Ben Cohen/JNS.org I’ve lost count of the number of strident adjectives—“historic,” “earth-shaking,” “tectonic,” and the like—inserted into the slew of commentary that has followed the British electorate’s June 23 decision to leave the European Union (EU) after 40 years of membership. One of the fears regularly aired during the debate about the “Brexit” was […]
(JNS.org) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, emphasizing Israel’s strong ties with Europe but also stressing that the continent’s lack of respect the Jewish state’s sovereignty—whether it be through “misunderstanding” or “impatience”—needs to be addressed. “My European friends, we cannot agree on everything. But as friends and as true […]
Europe is a continent adrift By David Semple Europe is a dying civilisation. Not only are Europeans no longer having enough children to sustain the respective populations of the nation states therein, especially Spain, Italy, France and Germany, but there is a massive transformation of the demographic and cultural character of these European nations taking […]
For Jews there are three big questions regarding a continuing relationship with Europe: its attitudes to Israel, ritual slaughter and circumcision As Britain heads into the last few days of campaigning before the historic referendum on whether to stay in or leave the European Union, only one thing is clear: This will be a narrow, […]
