One should not generalize in describing European states. Still, the case of the Netherlands shows interesting points regarding attitudes toward both Israel and Islam.
Let's start with the Israel issue. I've been closely following the new Dutch government, formed after an election in which 55 percent of the voters supported explicitly pro-Israel parties.
When the new foreign minister Uri Rosenthal was asked about the country's policy toward Israel by the extremist (and virulently hostile) Green Left party, he replied that he thinks it's necessary to develop further the relationship with Israel because the right to exist of Israel, the only democracy in the region, is still put in doubt by some nations and groups. "The Netherlands want to push back against attempts of delegitimzing Israel. Israel's right to exist must be very clear and Israel should should feel supported in this by the international community."
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