There's a Good Reason for 'Singling Out' Israel

[Purveyor]

Usual Complaint from Pro-Israel Activists Doesn't Really Make Sense

By Jay Michaelson
Published January 25, 2014.

In a recent letter to university officials, Hillel President Eric Fingerhut and Israel on Campus Coalition Executive Director Jacob Baime decried “efforts to hold Israel to a different standard than any other nation.”

Is that true? Is Israel being held to a different standard than other nations?
Here, I will argue first that the different standard is appropriate, and second that this whole claim undermines Israel’s legitimacy.

To begin with, yes, of course Israel is held to a different standard than China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and other countries with far worse human rights records.

But Israel is also situated differently. Unlike the countries listed above, Israel is the leading recipient of. foreign aid from the United States (briefly in second place to Afghanistan, but that will soon change). Moreover, Israel’s policies are, rightly or wrongly, defended against nearly global opposition by the United States government. One could argue that but for that support, those policies would not exist.


Read more: http://forward.com/articles/191541/theres-a-good-reason-for-singling-out-israel/#ixzz2rSVdf7M9

[imthevicar]

1. Becarful With This kind of Post,

some Nutbag From California will accuse you of Hate speech. you know who you are.

[aquart]

2. Oh, I would like you to speak out for the Rohingya !

But, since they are Muslims being mass murdered by Buddhists I assume you can't be bothered?

And I suppose the Palestinians who sought refuge in Syria instead of Gaza are beneath your notice, too? Which is too bad because 63 have starved to death during the current siege on their part of Damascus.