However, the author misses the point: the closet reason why European leaders want the US to keep throwing its weight about is that they don't want to drop their pro-Palestinian pretence... So far, the US's unyielding support of Israel has allowed Europe to act as the pro-Arab middle-of-the-roader. Whereas, as I previously said, Europe's business lobby is rather pro-Israel (see trade data on EU-Israel economics). But for the sake of civil harmony, European politicos don't want to see the Intifada spilling over into their urban ghettoes, pitting North African youths against Europe's polity.
For once I agree with you. Israel is a natural trading partner and ally of the EU area, but local politics, not to mention anti-Semitism, make the Palestinian sympathy a better public stance. That's why they want America to take a strong pro-Israel lead, so they can complain about it.
Notwithstanding Europe's scramble to avoid being dragged into Israel's web, the "gravitational forces" at stake are too powerful: Russia, Israel and Europe are doomed to collapse into a Neo-Fascist merger...
Ah, there you go again. What's all this "neo-fascist" crap? None of these states is fascist. And why are you fixating on Russia? Russia is old news, on its way to becoming a third rate power. Turkey is the rising power. |
