The Worth of Jewish Life

I would like to continue an idea that Ben wrote about a short time ago. It seems like, both here in Israel, as well as throughout the rest of the civilized world, that the murder of Jews has once again become acceptable.

The headline from Today's Ha'aretz website:

"Sharon tells EU lawmakers that there is no plan to kill Arafat"

"I don't see any plans to kill
him although the man is
responsible for the deaths of
hundreds, of thousands of
mostly civilians because his
strategy is a strategy of
terror," Sharon told a group
of some 150 European
parliamentarians visiting
Jerusalem."

Why is it that these European lawmakers, the United Nations, not to mention the United States, bring heavy pressure on Israel not to harm this mass murderer / inventor of modern day terrorism, while paying little more than lip service towards the daily murder of Jews in Israel and of the neccesity to bring those responsible to true justice for their acts?