Europe's embrace of a phantom state is fueling antisemitism

(JNS) — A father and his six-year-old son were recently assaulted at a rest stop near Milan for the crime of wearing kippot. In today’s Europe, sadly, there’s little shocking about such incidents anymore.

Nor is it surprising to see French President Emmanuel Macron leading a diplomatic charge to recognize a Palestinian state, rallying the usual bloc of Norway, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and lobbying Saudi Arabia to add gravitas.

What’s more, 34 former Italian ambassadors — some still holding influential posts — have urged Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to follow suit.

This isn’t diplomacy...