The European Union’s prism

With regard to “EU will allow Trump to go first on Mideast peace” (December 12), I listened to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opening remarks to a stone-faced EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, where he listed Israel’s value to Europe in terms of “security, prosperity and peace.”

EU-dominated Europe indeed views its relations with Israel through this prism, but not in the way presented by Netanyahu. To Europe, it is precisely to advance these interests that it continues to manifest its millennia-old antisemitism with attacks the new Jew of the world, Israel.

As to Netanyahu’s listing of Israel’s technological accomplishments and their direct contribution to Europe’s security, let us not delude ourselves: The Nazis were quite content to receive German army uniforms manufactured in the 100-odd factories in the Lodz ghetto virtually up to the time the ghetto’s last train departed for Auschwitz.

So it is with EU-dominated Europe’s continuing war against the Jews, this time via its proxies, the Palestinians. Its funding of the foot soldiers in this war (and their families) is by now well known. Like the Nazis, the EU obsessively measures by the millimeter the geographical space it allots to Jews in Israel, purporting to again dictate where and how Jews may live, even in the Jewish homeland.

For EU-Europe, the Holo-caust is nothing if not unfinished business, which, as historian Ben-Zion Netanyahu reportedly told his son, “continues every day.” Its war against the Jews is the surest means for assuring Europe’s own future. Except that this time, it will not be Israel, but Europe that will generously reap from the hatred it so liberally sows. IRVING WIESEN Jerusalem

Thanks for Caroline B. Glick’s dramatic and shocking column about how Europe is busy fighting against Israel (“Europe’s war against the Jewish state,” Our World, December 12).

The documentation of the European Union’s hostility is more than scandalous. It would indeed be relevant now if the new EU ambassador to Israel responded to the column. Will our Foreign Ministry call him in for an explanation of the EU’s subversive actions against our country? ROBERT BACHMANN

Ra’anana

The EU, or most of its members, is condemning US President Donald Trump, and Israel as well, for the confirmation of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In addition to what has already appeared in your pages, I would like to add a point.

The EU has not blamed Israel for the refugee crises in Europe. But has it blamed the Arabs or Muslims? Nooooo! Of course not!

The mass exodus from the Middle East and North Africa began with the so-called Arab Spring. The result was millions heading to Europe, where they were welcomed by countries like Germany, France and Sweden, but not the eastern European states – which were smarter and placed restrictions.

Maybe those countries that have been inundated will yet get around to blaming Israel or Trump! LEON CHARNEY Yehud

As a Norwegian, I have to tell the people of Israel this: I am ashamed of my government for not following US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital if Israel. Instead, it keeps on financing the Palestinian war against Israel by sending huge amounts of money every year – even if it knows the money is used for terror against Israel.

But you have a lot of friends in Norway who are praying and defending you in the social media every day, and we will never shut up.

The hatred against the Jewish people grows in Norway, but my voice will never be silenced against this hate. We will always stand on the wall for you, Israel, and we will keep on defending you in all ways. KAY ANDRE KLEMETSEN Brandbu, Norway