by Manfred Gerstenfeld. From Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss, 2005. “Israeli-European relations have to be analyzed in their totality. One cannot look only at the positive or the negative. Each of my many trips to Israel enlightens me on its multiple … [Read More]
Category Archives: 2005
Gerstenfeld, Manfred (2005). Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Click here for pdf of the book. … [Read More]
by Manfred Gerstenfeld . From Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss, 2005. “There is a radical difference in basic culture between the European Union and Israel. The EU is a new, unprecedented type of entity unless one goes back to the Roman or … [Read More]
by Manfred Gerstenfeld. From Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss, 2005. The relationship between Europe and Israel is complex, tense, and historically loaded. Over the years a gap has developed between their perspectives. Although not measurable, many observers believe it continues to … [Read More]
Retired Israeli diplomat Avi Pazner says that the best way to gain clear insight into European-Israeli relations is by looking at watershed events over the past six decades. Pazner, a former ambassador in Rome and Paris, now chairs the United … [Read More]
by Manfred Gerstenfeld. From Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss, 2005. Dr. Johannes Gerster is the representative of the Adenauer Foundation in Israel and, as such, a privileged observer of Middle Eastern developments. He believes that Europeans and Israelis increasingly misunderstand each other: … [Read More]
“There is a radical difference in basic culture between the European Union and Israel. The EU is a new, unprecedented type of entity unless one goes back to the Roman or Holy Roman Empire. It eludes the ideas of nationalism, … [Read More]
Anti-Zionism has become a civil religion in Belgium. Its credo is that the Palestinians are always right and the Israelis are always wrong. Classic anti-Semitism in Belgium is manifest, but probably in decline. Yet an unprecedented outburst of anti-Semitic acts … [Read More]
The resurgence of European anti-Semitism after the Holocaust suggests that it has deep roots in society. It has been fostered in a great variety of ways by so many, for such a long time, in all European countries that one … [Read More]
More than twenty years ago, a case of mass hysteria broke out on the West Bank. In March 1983, a number of girls at a middle school in the village of Arrabeh in the northern West Bank fell sick. Their … [Read More]