Israel seems to be a great example of double standards.
Against it, sure, but I'm not sure that's how you believe.
Israel is a victim of double-standards like BDS and UN human rights complaints, but is also a benefactor of double-standards, like it's nuclear program which received clandestine support from the US/the west.
JBG, overall I don't think outrage over Israel in the West including BDS is usually based on anti-semitism, it's more to do with the fact that news about Israel/Palestine is covered well in western news, while westerners and western media don't care much about conflicts/abuses happening in the developing world like Africa or Asia (outside the middle-east).
The selective outrage towards Israel is unfair though given the human rights abuses in many other countries, which is why I don't support BDS. The fact that musicians go play concerts in countries like China and Russia without a peep from social justice activists is ridiculous.
Basically I agree with you. Part of the focus on Israel is obviously from the fact that coverage is far safer in a First World democracy than from Yangon. On the othe rhand I think anti-Semitism plays a big role. Jews have been disliked or worse for millennia and it keeps on popping up in new forms like mushrooms in excrement after a rain.
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