re: #56 LudwigVanQuixote

In many ways, I think that Bush’s vocal support of Israel fueled anti-Israel sentiment around the world. To the Europeans Bush was pure evil, so by extension, since he made speeches in support of Israel, Israel must have been evil too.

The rhetoric against Israel has died down a bit.

Of course this is also due to the fact that everyone saw the Arabs and Iran reject Obama’s peace strategies too.

This does not mean that European anti-semitism or hatred of Israel has gone away. It does however mean that they can’t splutter about W. while they are bashing Israel.

You obviously know that Europe didn’t need Bush to hate Israel.