opinion The Detroit News Published 2:38 p.m. UTC Jun 15, 2018 Israel under a microscope It is laughable to claim that criticism of Israel is suppressed when every Israeli action is placed under a hostile microscope, while the violence of all Palestinian factions escapes scrutiny (“Don’t suppress criticism of Israel,” June 11). Doron Lubinsky, Atlanta, Georgia Misplaced blame Just in case Imad Hamad hasn’t noticed, Israel is being viciously criticized all over the world for the crime of defending its borders from Gazans whose leaders tell them to kill Jews once they break through the frontier. Relax sir; your fears are groundless. And Hamad also claims he is only concerned with Israel’s “occupation and colonization of Palestinian land.” Hamad, you should really take this up with the Palestinian Authority, which has three times refused to accept an end to the occupation and their own state in Gaza and the West Bank. Why? That would require recognition of Israel. Hamad knows full well that lamentation about the occupation is a straw man; the real issue is and has always been the Arab refusal to live in peace with a Jewish state. Fred Baumann, Mount Vernon, Ohio A misrepresentation I read the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018 twice, and I’m still trying to find the part that “classifies criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic,” as Imad Hamad claims. Hamad misrepresents the bill the same way he misrepresents Israel and his demonization of Israel. He needn’t worry though; this bill would not suppress his right to demonize… [Read full story]
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