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Confronting European-Israeli Misunderstandings

January 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

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: "The reasons are evident. The Israelis perceive themselves rightly as a minority in a large Arab world. They feel like small David versus big Goliath."

Europe: Choosing Between Israel and The Arabs

January 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

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 Jewish Appeal.

Israel and Europe: An Expanding Abyss?

January 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Israel struggles to survive in a hostile environment, confronting Arab terrorism and demonization. It has to defend itself in many ways against asymmetric warfare. Nevertheless, it has succeeded in maintaining its democratic character. However, being made excessively vulnerable in the political domain by what should be sympathetic democracies causes it major damage.

Experiencing European Anti-Americanism and Anti-Israelism

December 1, 2004 | Jeffrey Gedmin

French Anti-Semitism: A Barometer for Gauging Society’s Perverseness

November 1, 2004 | Prof. Shmuel Trigano

International Organizations: Combating Anti-Semitism in Europe

October 21, 2004 | Michael Whine

Iceland, the Jews, and Anti-Semitism, 1625-2004

October 21, 2004 | Dr. Vilhjálmur Örn Vilhjálmsson

The Persistence of Anti-Semitism on the British Left

October 21, 2004 | Ben Cohen

Anti-Semitic Trends In Post-Communist Eastern European States – An Overview

October 21, 2004 | Dr. Yosef Govrin

Foundations of an Israeli Grand Strategy toward the European Union

October 21, 2004 | Prof. Yehezkel Dror

Anti-Semitism In Germany Today: Its Roots And Tendencies

October 21, 2004 | Dr. Susanne Urban

“Something is Rotten in the State of Europe”: Anti-Semitism as a Civilizational Pathology

October 1, 2004 | Prof. Robert S. Wistrich

Lessons from Northern Ireland for the Arab-Israeli Conflict

October 1, 2004 | Dean Godson

Jihad, Apocalypse, and Anti-Semitism

September 2, 2004 | Richard Landes

Foundations of an Israeli Grand Strategy toward the European Union

September 1, 2004 | Prof. Yehezkel Dror