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The interesting tidbit about the observation that Jews frequently feel more secure in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe is that antisemitic attitudes are more prevalent in Eastern Europe (per a BYU survey).
The difference is about government commitment to public order.
It's the same with respect to the stories you hear of Jews feeling safer in Morocco or the UAE than in Western Europe. The general populations in those countries do typically have more antisemitic attitudes than in Western Europe. But authorities don't tolerate property crime, harassment, yelling at people, etc.
That general publics in western Europe are more sympathetic to Jews and Jewish concerns than in other places is kind of beside the point. The authorities are less willing to crack down on antisocial behavior or conduct generally, so that leads to more issues Jews have to put up with.
It's also why I think the task of "fighting antisemitism" by focusing upon how bad it is to be mean towards Jews as a vulnerable group is largely a waste of time. What you need is law and order. The people who act against the Jews (whether as Jews or in the name of "antizionism") should be tackled as violating basic public decency and engaging in disorderly conduct.
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