<< I do not think this is necesarily rooted in racism; it probably has to do with fear and security. Given the attacks on synagogues recently, I can imagine that people right now do not want any displays of Jewish/Israeli symbols for fear of being the next target. >>
Ah, so a few loonies can dicate policy to the rest of the world, tell them who and what they can admit to their buildings? Instead of providing extra security - and having the guts to stand up to terrorists and say they will not be allowed to win - we just ban a few Jews. After all, who cares about a few Jews? They don't have any oil. So, this means, basically, that if it were Jews blowing up buildings at random full of Arab civilians in, say, Syria or Iraq, that you would give your approval to banning any Arabs from buildings in Europe? Come on! Protect the synagogues, don't ban Jews. What's next? Herding Jews into camps for their "protection"? Making them wear the Star of David so everyone will know who they are and can choose not to associate with them and so the terrorists will know whom to murder next? It's anti-semitism pure and simple. And the anti-semites are able to cloak it by pretending to care about the Palestinians (about whom they don't give a shit, or they'd have protested as much when the Arab countries were persecuting them, too, in the past). Don't kid yourself. This is hatred of Jews and nothing else. Tom Beck "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also see the last." - Jerry Pournelle
