Israeli poll title irks

Israelis reacted angrily yesterday to a European Union poll in which most of those surveyed said Israel poses the greatest threat to world peace.

Almost 60 per cent of Europeans surveyed believe Israel is more dangerous than North Korea, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. The United States is sixth.

Diaspora Affairs Minister Natan Sharansky accused Europeans of being anti-Semitic. The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said the EU should have no role in any future peace talks between Israel and its Arab neighbours.