Cotler said the challenge facing Israel and its supporters was combating all forms of deligitimization – under the cover of universal jurisdiction, human rights and charges of racism.“The real issue is the critical mass of exposure to that deligitimization, especially under the protection of the United Nations,” he said. “Israel is often portrayed by our enemies as the two greatest evils – apartheid and Nazism.”Wilf said anti-Semitism was often disguised as criticism of Israeli policy and represented “a strategic threat to Israel” as a member of the international community. She voiced her concern over how Israel is seen in the world and said much of the opprobrium it receives is unfair.Attempts to segregate women in Israeli society, an issue which has been in the news of late following a series of clashes between the ultra- Orthodox community and women’s rights groups, came up during the discussion.
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Cotler said the challenge facing Israel and its supporters was combating all forms of deligitimization – under the cover of universal jurisdiction, human rights and charges of racism.“The real issue is the critical mass of exposure to that deligitimization, especially under the protection of the United Nations,” he said. “Israel is often portrayed by our enemies as the two greatest evils – apartheid and Nazism.”Wilf said anti-Semitism was often disguised as criticism of Israeli policy and represented “a strategic threat to Israel” as a member of the international community. She voiced her concern over how Israel is seen in the world and said much of the opprobrium it receives is unfair.Attempts to segregate women in Israeli society, an issue which has been in the news of late following a series of clashes between the ultra- Orthodox community and women’s rights groups, came up during the discussion.