by Manfred Gerstenfeld, European Israeli Relations Confusion and Change, 2006 “Gerhard Schröder, too young to be part of Nazi Germany, was the first German chancellor who did not seem to labor under the historical cloud that preoccupied all his predecessors from Konrad … [Read More]
Category Archives: 2006
“In recent years there has been a change for the better in Israel’s portrayal in the Spanish media. Now at least a few columnists expose Palestinian terrorism, attack anti-Semitism, and outline the problematic context in which Israel has to operate. … [Read More]
On 26 October 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran, made a genocidal call for the elimination of Israel at the “World without Zionism” conference in Tehran. Other speakers were terrorist leaders Hassan Nasrallah of Hizballah and Khaled Mash’al of Hamas. … [Read More]
“Few people abroad realize that the French media are government-influenced in a subtle manner. Don’t misunderstand me: this situation is in no way comparable to that of the Soviet Union under communism. The French system operates in a different way. … [Read More]
At least twenty thousand Jews live in Poland. The two leading organizations, the Union of Jewish Communities and the Cultural and Social Association of Jews, each have about two thousand members. The subject of Jews and Poland involves three interrelated … [Read More]
Jewish education in the United States seems to be improving. Engaged Jews have increasing educational opportunities. With those not engaged, however, the community tends to lose ground. Sectors getting particular attention at present include early childhood education, day schools, informal … [Read More]
Published in Israeli-European Relations: Between Confusion and Change, 2006 “A number of major political divergences of view between the European Union and Israel also find their expression in legal positions. One such issue concerns the legality of Israeli neighborhoods in … [Read More]
Published in European-Israeli Relations: Between Confusion and Change, 2006 “For a very long time the Europeans’ weakness has been that so often somebody else has to solve their problems. Frequently the United States has had to do so. Yugoslavia and … [Read More]
Yes, apologies for Shoah behavior still matter More than 60 years after the Shoah official apologies from countries and institutions which collaborated with the Nazis during the Holocaust still trickle in. Eastern European heads of state have almost turned these … [Read More]
The Israeli-Irish troubles ‘If one were to throw a sack of flour over the Irish parliament, it is unlikely that anybody pro-Israeli would get white,” says Rory Miller. “Among the 120 members of the D il – the Irish parliament’s … [Read More]