Instead of lamenting about the situation of Jews in Europe, Maybe Saunders should have investigated the reasons behind the situation. Israel's refusal to any possible peace plan with the Palestinians, along with its behavior as an apartheid oppressive state, are causing a backlash on Jews all over the world, but most visibly in Europe, a continent that prides itself on equality, democracy, and self-determination. Where Jews in Europe and the rest of the world do not stand up to the current behaviors of the state of Israel, it can only be assumed that they support such behaviors, hence the conflict arising between them and the rest of civilized world.