by Ibrahim » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:22 pm
There are three main aspects to criticism of Israel.
1. Human rights groups tend to criticize Israel more than their enemies (the holdover colonial mentality I described earlier).
2. Israel defends its abuses by saying that at least they are better than e.g. Hamas.
3. Those critical of Israel are likened to Nazis or other anti-Semites, those defending Israel are said to support a racist/apartheid state, and so all debate is poisoned.