But is that true eteraz?

Is Israel dedicated to pointing out the failures of Sudan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia daily? Do they dedicate half their high school curriculum training their students how evil the Arab world is to their own citizens?

How many official UN Human Rights condemnations have there been against any of the countries you mentioned? More than zero? Now how many condemnations against Israel, in the last few years alone. Of course, its rhetorical. The UN has ONLY condemned Israel and Israel alone on eight separate occasions. Based on your moral equivalence argument, is that not odd?

There must be some sense of proportionality. There must be some understanding that after kicking out a million Jews from the Arab/Islamic world, calling Israel an apartheid because it does not incorporate millions of hostile refugees from wars it did not start demonstrates that the "golden rule" is not understood in Islam.

Shouldn't the fact that Israel's Arab citizens seem to be the only Muslims in the middle-east who are not seeking American/European citizenship show Israel's commitment to at least trying to be a good country?

Shouldn't the fact that Bahai could worship freely ONLY in Israel help dispel the myth of racism?

From my perspective, the obsession over Israel (and obsession is the only valid word to describe it) is reflective of a culture that will always be stuck in reverse.   

Sorry I got so defensive, but it seems to me that the world has perfected the art of ignoring the 99% in favor of the sexy villains. I respect your blog for not following the trend but when Israel, which I sincerely believe has tried hard to create peace and prosperity, is compared to a racist apartheid, I will of course speak up.

The fact that Jews, including myself, are classic self-hating and the Arab/Islamic mentality does not seem to share the quality of self-blame doesn't help. If the Arab/Islamic would actually criticized their own societies as you say, perhaps Israel would be more open to criticism from its neighbors.

Fortunately, Israeli Jews are more than happy to march against their own country in support of Arabs (as they should). Let me know when the Arab world ever returns the favor.

I should have clarified my statement. It pertains not to the crimes of non-state actors but those commited states. In this regard it is hard for me to think of any particular state amongst those typically attacked by Israeli apologists (KSA, Iran) that have commited such intense and persistant crimes. I would also like to remind you that this occupation is currently four decades long now.

You will have to excuse me for letting Sudan slip my mind, I think of Sudan as being an African state and not a part of the Middle East. Also it might be resonable for you not to refer to the civil war in Iraq by essentialising it as confessional violence that is disconnected from the invasion and occupation.

Finally summing me up as a some type of rabid Jew hater is hilarious, if this was the case why would I be engaged in interfaith dialogues with members of my local Jewish community? And I don't regardless of what you think share any shred of guilt for the crimes of people I only share a vague religious connection to. Descending to the level at which you have to paint me as an anti-semite and as an apologist for 'genocide' should be above level of this disucssion.

PS you might want to investigate comments by certain prominent anti-apartheid activists regarding Israel's policies.