Despite stating that criticism of Israeli policies "is both legitimate and necessary," Omer Bartov ("Memories Are Short, Hatred Is Forever," Commentary, March 15) goes on to demonize Europeans by suggesting that widespread anti-Semitism is reflected in a recent European poll identifying Israel as the most dangerous country in the world.
Contrary to what Bartov would have us believe, Europeans don't deny "the right of Israeli citizens to live in peace in their own country." Rather, they are deeply troubled by the irresponsible actions of a regional superpower with nuclear weapons that is flouting international law, expanding its borders, oppressing an entire people and helping to destabilize a volatile region of the world.
