Europe is Getting It?
From the Christian Science Monitor:
Israel finds more sympathy in Europe
… Europe's traditional position on the Arab dispute has been quietly changing: It is gravitating closer to a US-Israeli framing of a war on terror, a "clash of civilizations," with a subtext of concern about the rise of Islam – and away from an emphasis on core grievances of Palestinians, like the ongoing Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and "occupation."
Causes for the shift are complex and manifold, and in no small way associated with the rise of Muslim populations in Europe. But since Sept. 11, the discourse and psychology in Europe has shifted, with pro-Arab support "diluting and weakening," as Karim Batir, with the International Institute of Strategic Relations in Paris, puts it – and converging with US-Israeli framing of a fight against terror. …
Well, it’s a step in the right direction. (H/T Auster)
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