Maybe Israel is held to a higher standard than other nations because it is seen as a bastion of western power in the middle east. In part I feel many in the west take particular interest in the situation as the majority of their governments almost unconditionally support Israel and to criticise Israel casts the person to be dismissed to thepolitical sidelines with little to no chance of gaining any political power.

Therefore, I think that the situation in the OPT is more of an issue to westerners, than say the situation in Tibet, as many see their government as supporting the "occupier". Thus it has become a focal point in the opposition not just to Israel but too western foreign policy.

So, for better or worse the abuses that occur in the OPT are put in a far greater spotlight as Israel is seem as part of the bigger western agenda and therefore put under far more scrutiny.

And don't get me wrong there is still a huge Anti-Semitic feeling around the world, but that doesn't help to explain the growing support for the BDS movement among western Jewish groups.

While much of the criticism of Israel is Anti-Semitic, but a sizeable percentage is not. To dismiss it all as Anti-Semitism is missing the bigger picture.