(JNS) — Some European Jewish leaders are now calling for Europe’s Jews to be granted “special protected minority status” with a legal “metaphorical fence” placed around Jewish communities, institutions and religious practices. The concern behind this proposal is understandable. Antisemitism is rising; synagogues and schools require heavy security against awful, violent attacks; and many Jews feel far less safe than they did a generation ago. Governments have an absolute duty to respond. But there is a profound difference between protecting Jewish citizens and placing them in a separate legal c...