But as real as the attacks on Jews have been, it’s important not to extend the label of anti-Semitism to all criticism of Zionism and Israel. It is not easy for people identified with Zionism and Israel to have charges of racism or white supremacism cast upon them. In short, they want to chill free speech about Israel on college campuses. Yes, there are some critics of Israel on campus whose words have lapsed into anti-Semitic stereotyping. Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller served for 40 years as campus rabbi at UCLA and is a senior research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 10:52 UTC