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Source: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-btselem-witch-trials/
The B'Tselem Witch Trials
(Commentary) Noah Pollak - B'Tselem is merely one player, albeit a leading one, in a political movement that has developed over the past decade that seeks to place the very legitimacy of the Jewish state in question. The proliferation of these NGOs appears from the outside to be an independent and organic response to the worsening of real problems in Israel, but in fact the groups are closely allied. The tactics of the ideological war they are waging are unmistakable. The groups relentlessly accuse Israel of committing war crimes, human-rights offenses, and violations of international law. They champion the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian narrative of victimhood and Israeli oppression. This war of delegitimization is so dangerous because it is targeted precisely at the heart of Western support for Israel - the belief in Europe and especially in America that Israel is not only a legitimate nation-state but also an exemplar of Western liberal values, deserving of the free world's support and its protection in the face of constant attacks.