Caroline Glick: Israeli Journalist’s Fiery Exchange With Danish EU Ambassador

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Caroline Glick (born 1969) is an American-born Israeli conservative columnist, journalist, and author. She writes for Israel Hayom, Breitbart News, The Jerusalem Post, and Maariv. In the video clip linked below, Glick gives an impassioned response to comments from the European Union’s ambassador from Denmark, who contended that Israel should be pleased the EU applies a double standard to the Jewish state.

Quote: “I think that this patronizing attitude toward us, that we should be happy you have a separate standard for Israel, is a statement of contempt for our intelligence. I consider it to be an obsession. I consider Europe’s keen interest in the Middle East, specifically toward Israel, to be an obsession. It’s an obsession that Jews have seen from Europeans from the time of Jesus. And we know what it is.”
— Caroline Glick

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