If I criticize the state of Israel for relentlessly slaughtering the civilians of Gaza, does that make me anti-Semitic? I don’t think so.

If some who are criticizing Israel because of its bestial behavior are anti-Semitic, would that make me anti-Semitic? No.

The label “anti-Semitic” is routinely applied to any critics of the State of Israel, whatever their motivation. Why? To silence any and all criticism.