"When it comes to Israel--being a critic of its policies is to risk setting off a political, cultural or social landmine
... it's no surprise that a politician likening an Israeli military attack to a war crime would cause ... consternation.
"[T]his kind of talk is common, if not expected, inside of Israel--amongst its pundits and politicians. Yet launching criticism of Israel from outside of the country remains a tricky proposition, if not altogether taboo. ...
"So to discuss what's shackling this debate, we were joined by three guests.
Frank Dimant, Vice President of B'nai Brith Canada [Jew 1], and Shira Herzog, a columnist for the Globe & Mail who divides her time between Toronto and Jerusalem [Jew 2]. They were both in our Toronto studio. And Akiva Eldar is the senior political columnist and editorial writer for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz [Jew 3]- he was on the phone from his home in Natania, near Tel Aviv.
CBC
Is it just me, or is there something not quite even-handed here? Crass even? Of course what three Jews, at least one of whom is an Israeli, think about Canadians criticizing the Israeli government may be of great interest to Canada's rather small (372,000) Jewish community, but to Canadians at large, who cares?
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