"It views the skinheads and their swastika tattoos with sincere concern, yet shares their opinions and understands their behavior toward foreigners."
--Haaretz+ commentator Zvi Barel raises Israel's dilemma following the victory of extreme right-wing parties in the European Parliament elections, but also says there are 'benefits' to European anti-Semitism.**

"The middle finger that Israeli politicians are flipping at the world may score points with right-wing voters, but it is poking the eye of Israel’s most important and most loyal allies."
--Ori Nir, Spokesman of Americans for Peace Now, explains the dynamics behind Israel's loss of support from pro-Israel US opinion leaders, primarily progressive American Jews."**

“What was supposed to have been a joyous week of triumph and bonding with Israel turned into a disgraceful exercise in mistreatment and humiliation for too many fledgling friends of Israel."
--Dr. Elihu Richter, an Israeli professor who tried to visit the six Christian Iranian-British and Iraqi-British delegates Israel incarcerated at Ben-Gurion airport in 'intolerable conditions.'**