Abstract

Goodbye to All That?

Offers a look at anti-Semitism in Europe. Claim that anti-Semitism in Europe is tied to local circumstances and political developments in Europe and elsewhere; Statement that anti-Jewish incidents in France or Belgium can be attributed to young people of Muslim or Arab background; Suggestion that anti-Semitism in 2004 is not the same as the anti-Semitism of the 1930s; Discussion of the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States; Report that young people in Europe are less tolerant of prejudice than their parents were; Link between hostility to Jews and events in the Middle East; Discussion of the difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism; Report that Europeans and Americans view the conflict between Israel and Palestine in different ways; Reference to an essay by Omer Bartov regarding contemporary anti-Semitism; Statement that the policies of Israeli governments have provoked anti-Jewish feelings in Europe; Connection between United States foreign policy and Israel.