60% of europeans think Israel is most dangerous country in the world

[Leha]

Think about it . All those claiming we ( Israelis ) exaggerating growing anti - semit ( And Israel is state of jews ) moods in Europe - those are facts . Democratic state more dangerous than Iran and North Korea ???? People , wake up .

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[Phantom Lord]

It's not Israel that's so dangerous, it's the situation in the region.

Many people fear it could lead to a greater conflict, in which far more dangerous nations may take part.

 

[insurgent]

Europeans (I'm one myself) are generally leftist to a surprising degree. It hurts to say this, but this is our problem, not Israel's. Israel is a threat only to those who wish its destruction.

 

[Leha]

Originally posted by Phantom Lord
It's not Israel that's so dangerous, it's the situation in the region.

Many people fear it could lead to a greater conflict, in which far more dangerous nations may take part.

Poll didn't question which situation is dangerous , it questioned which country presents threat to the world and which don't .
Question is pretty straightforward .

 

[Ossric]

well, i suppose that it's not Israel itself that's considered as the most dangereous but the whole electric situation with it's neighbouring countries which could one day turn in a huge war with many arab nations. It's that sheakkky & tense situation that scares people. It could set the whole middle-east on fire & who knows were that would end...

 

[funxus]

I think that the reason is that there doesn't seem to be any good solution to the problem with Israel and that it, if no solution is found, could blow up to something bigger (3rd world war maybe?). Individual countries such as North Korea and Iran can be dealt with (not necessarily with military means). I know that they are trying to find peaceful solutions in the middle east, but unless they are successful, it might end bad.

 

[Phantom Lord]

Originally posted by leha


Poll didn't question which situation is dangerous , it questioned which country presents threat to the world and which don't .
Question is pretty straightforward .

Many people have the feeling that Israel is trying to find his way out of the ammunition storehouse with a burning torch in his hand.

Israel itself could and would hardly threat the world.

 

[phoenix_night]

Originally posted by leha
Think about it . All those claiming we ( Israelis ) exaggerating growing anti - semit

So this proves Europe is anti-semitic?

Here we go again...

 

[test_specimen]

Originally posted by leha


Poll didn't question which situation is dangerous , it questioned which country presents threat to the world and which don't .
Question is pretty straightforward .

In that case I'd probably say the US. Which is not meant anti-American, but just think what Bush did, regarding wars in foreign countries. If they got a president that was even worse, what could he do?

But situation, definitely Israel. This does not show Anti-Semitism, but that the Israeli-Palestinian war is covered a lot in European media, and that Israel is very close to Europe.

 

[bobgote]

as has been said before, Israel is in a delicate and dangerous position. The dangerous country bit comes in, I guess, because the decisions Israel makes have the capacity of being very high-impact and have big consequences, and one wrong step....

anyway i think this is what people are thinking - it's what i think anyway

EDIT: same goes for US, high stakes decision making.

 

[Leha]

Originally posted by phoenix_night


So this proves Europe is anti-semitic?

Here we go again...

No , I said " anti-semit moods" .
If you have to say something on the topic , please say it , don't search wrongs in my words .

as has been said before, Israel is in a delicate and dangerous position. The dangerous country bit comes in, I guess, because the decisions Israel makes have the capacity of being very high-impact and have big consequences, and one wrong step....

Nobody asked in poll about situation and such . Why Syria isn't dangerous at all ? They are playing with fire too here , aren't they ?

 

[Phantom Lord]

Originally posted by leha
Nobody asked in poll about situation and such

But people answered about situation and such. And almost every single answer in this thread shows it.

If I were Israel, I would not blame Europe to develop "anti-semit moods", I would ask myself, why 60% in that poll consider me to be their biggest threat.

 

[phoenix_night]

Originally posted by leha
No , I said " anti-semit moods" .
If you have to say something on the topic , please say it , don't search wrongs in my words .

Okay, Israel is dangerous. And it is. How you manage to bring anti-semitism into the equation, I do not know.

Oh, wait, maybe you're anti-European nature?

 

[Xen]

Almost 60 percent of Europeans say that Israel is a larger threat to world peace than North Korea, Iran or Afghanistan, according to a poll scheduled to be made public Monday by the European Commission.

look at the question- it says a threat to world peace.

what is world peace- peace around the world, in which no conflicts between semi-ntionalist/nations or forces are taking place.

In that light, the question- and answer is not the great amount is isralei bashing that it mkght appear to be, bu tt he rather sad fact that the current political situation is Israle is not going to be resolved non-violentlly any time soon

 

[IceBlaZe]

I don't think it has much to do with anti-semitism.
After all, the US came second.
But it does show something twisted in the way the poll audience perceives "world peace".
Martin Luther King said once that peace is not the lack of war - it is the presence of justice.

 

[Ossric]

Originally posted by leha

Nobody asked in poll about situation and such . Why Syria isn't dangerous at all ? They are playing with fire too here , aren't they ?

frankly, i was waiting for someone to mention this. The reason why people consider Israel more dangerous in the Middle-East situation is because Israel has a far more superior military and is watched more closely by the Arab nations. Therefore, a "wrong action" by the Israely military can trigger more response in the Arab world then a move from Syria.

 

[Richard III]

Originally posted by Ossric

frankly, i was waiting for someone to mention this. The reason why people consider Israel more dangerous in the Middle-East situation is because Israel has a far more superior military and is watched more closely by the Arab nations. Therefore, a "wrong action" by the Israely military can trigger more response in the Arab world then a move from Syria.

To be more blunt, I think the problem is that more Europeans don't view Israel as legitimate, and therefore see it as the intrusion, and therefore the threat.

(time to duck)

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Dangerous yes, but not as dangerous as theese guys: http://www.newamericancentury.org/

 

[Ossric]

no need to duck
we just recognise the explosive situation out there, while i'm not blaming Israel for anything, i am aware of the views & ideas of the other Arab states. Therefore making it a dangerous situation. (as the saying goes: when you're with your back against the wall, that's when one is most dangerous....or something like that)

 

[phoenix_night]

Originally posted by IceBlaZe
Martin Luther King said once that peace is not the lack of war - it is the presence of justice.

And that justice is supposed to be Israel?

Another reason for people calling Israel dangerous.

But really, whatever the reasons, I don't think anti-semitism played a part. Introduced for some Euro bashing, no doubt.