We have the highest rate of anti-Semitism hate crimes and racism before Brexit let's see what happens

On Mondays and Thursdays we're Mideast...

we're Mediterranean -middle earth. Closer to Italy, Spain, Greece, etc. than Sweden (sorry @margotwallstrom) etc. Olive oil & wine

It's a simple test: Israeli teams compete in Europe in all major sports, most of its transport connections are with Europe, so the answer is

Neil, it's not a matter of attitude, but statement of fact - since its inception, Israel not accepted by Arabic ME, so got assoc wth Europe

Exactly - and the triple-tier economic boycott by Arab League led Israel to develop its trade and cooperation with Europe, incl science & ed

Of course - and many Israeli leaders wanted to be integrated in ME fabric (starting with Weizmann & Golda), but were rebuffed

Yes, but this prescribes a certain strategy: DBG had a "peripheral approach", alliance with Turkey, Iran & Ethiopia + French connection >>