Verbal attacks on Israel encourage the killing of Jews in Europe

The tone, as well as the content of much of what passes for discussion on Israel, is too often a feral legitimisation of anti-Semitism, writes Gerard Howlin

AFTER a horrible event, it is necessary to stand back from the horror to understand it. It is one week since the attack on Charlie Hebdo; five days since the attack on the Kosher supermarket; and three days since millions marched in France.

We are in the throes of events that are destined to last for a generation, and perhaps more.