The 11th of March 2004 might have gone down in history as the date of European awakening to the Moslem terrorist threat. However, Spain reacted immediately by throwing out a government that helped the United States to combat terrorism in the Middle East, while, less than a month later, the European Union solemnly declared — after an investigation — that there was no evidence of EU money (lavishly given to the Palestinian Authority) being used to finance terrorism. Simultaneously, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Israel for killing known Palestinian terrorists.

An observer from outside the solar system would logically conclude that:

1. Spain hates the United States more than it hates the terrorists who attacked it.
2. The EU's hatred of Israel and the Jews is so great that it wishes to create a situation endangering the existence of the Jewish state.

These conclusions may be wrong. Indeed the truth may well be that the Spaniards are merely frightened and fear the wrath of terrorist Arabs more than that of a civilized power like the United States. It is difficult to find another reason for their behavior. Cowardice is not usually regarded as a virtue, but in this case may also be counterproductive, as Arab terrorists, having achieved exactly the goal they hoped for when bombing Madrid, may well conclude that it will pay them to hit EU countries again.

The European Union, willing to finance but unwilling to condemn Arab terrorism against Israel — though condemning Israel for killing terrorists — has not even taken effective steps to prevent the vandalizing of Jewish cemeteries and attacks on Jewish institutions by (mainly Moslem) anti-Semites. Thus it should cause no surprise that most Israelis and many other Jews consider that anti-Semitism is widespread in EU countries. The EU consoled itself by buying the support of Jews who want to give the terrorist Palestinian Authority almost everything it wants. Yet these policies did not prevent the attack on Spain and will not prevent similar attacks on Britain or even France. What they achieved is, that if they occur, there will be very little genuine sympathy for European suffering in Israel — and perhaps in the United States too.

What threat does Islam pose on an international level? How should the West respond to the Islamic threat? Is a 'Palestinian' state within the borders of Israel inevitable? These and other questions were recently posed to Yohanan Ramati, Director of the Jerusalem Institute for Western Defense . Mr. Ramati is an expert on global affairs, including the threat of Islam. This video will provide an eye-opening view of what is happening in the world today. [Taken from the Tzemach television program. 27 min.]

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