Why Can’t Anyone Criticize Israel?

Accusations of anti-Semitism have been flying with shocking regularity in the last few years, and while some of those accused clearly do hate Jews as a race, many others appear to have committed only the sin of having criticized the policies of the state of Israel. But the deliberate equating of the policies of Israel with the security of Jews around the world seems to be “alienating Jews critical of Israeli policies, who say the label silences legitimate, nonviolent opposition to Israel and that Jews should target hatred and discrimination.”