One of the issues that tends to arise is that it can be difficult to separate appropriate criticism from possible anti-semetic motivation behind it. Many American Jews (myself included) are highly critical of Israel's current policies regarding West Bank settlements, approach (or lack thereof) to a two state solution, etc. There are many legitimate criticisms to make.
Where things get dicy, however is that Israel is uniquely criticized among all countries. The UN has passed hundreds of condemnations of Israel and few to none regarding far more severe human rights abuses in other nations. This is true at Stanford as well. Where is the call for divestment from Russia for formenting war in Eastern Europe, from China for their various human rights abuses in Tibet, or from Syria (pre-ISIS) for the humanitarian disasters occurring there?
The fact that other countries abuse human rights more then Israel in no way justifies their actions, but it does make me wary of those who criticize them
Where things get dicy, however is that Israel is uniquely criticized among all countries. The UN has passed hundreds of condemnations of Israel and few to none regarding far more severe human rights abuses in other nations. This is true at Stanford as well. Where is the call for divestment from Russia for formenting war in Eastern Europe, from China for their various human rights abuses in Tibet, or from Syria (pre-ISIS) for the humanitarian disasters occurring there?
The fact that other countries abuse human rights more then Israel in no way justifies their actions, but it does make me wary of those who criticize them