A long, but insightful essay.
There are a number of factors that explain European behavior towards Israel. I have identified seven of them:
- Europe’s dependence on Middle East oil
- Europe’s rivalry with the US
- The growing number of Muslims and their militancy
- The small number of Jews, and their passivity
- The role of elites in Europe’s politics
- Europe’s long term disease of anti-Semitism, and
- The decline of Christianity in Europe.