The situation of Jews in Europe today is like a person standing on train tracks while two trains approach on a collision path. Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Panchas Goldschmidt, explained that "one train is radical Islam and Islamic terrorism, the other train is the antisemitism of old Europe, the extreme right." He told the EU Parliament that both are existential threats and are the cause of "tens of thousands of Jews leaving France, Belgium and other European countries. This has resulted in a high percentage of people afraid to go to Jewish events and synagogue on holidays, he added. Goldschmidt stated that anti-Semitism in Europe is so rampant that "40% of 1,200 Jews surveyed in France said they avoided wearing symbols that identified them as Jews for fear of anti-Semitic attacks." The Chief Rabbi called on Parliament to create an anti-terrorist task force to combat Islamic terror. Martin Schultz, president of the European Parliament, stated that "when we see that the Jewish population in Europe has decreased from almost four million in 1945 to barely more than one million today, then we know that it is time not only to make a clear political statement, but to take effective action as soon as possible. Europe has to be a better home for its Jewish citizens." (J.Post)