https://www.isegoria.net/2014/03/roots-of-the-western-hostility-toward-israel/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/03/roots-of-the-western-hostility-toward-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-1159108 Toddy Cat Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:29:28 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34456#comment-1159108 Not sure if disdain for nationalism “cuts to the heart” of Europe’s dislike of Israel, but there’s no doubt that it’s part of it, and also that, if the nations of the West would adopt some of Israel’s nationalistic and demographic policies, they would be much better off. Netanyahu is a lot like Putin, in that respect; he’s certainly not perfect, but you do get the impression that he’s trying to defend and advance the interests of his people. Would that the leaders of the West would do the same.

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