An Israeli Soldier to American Jews: Wake up! – A leftist Israeli on a 5-month speaking tour was bowled over by the shocking degree of anti-Israel bigotry and hostility | Timesofisrael

As a young Israeli who had just completed five years of service in the IDF, I looked forward to my new job educating people in the Pacific Northwest about Israel. I was shocked, however, by the anti-Israel bigotry and hostility I encountered, especially in the greater Seattle area, Oregon, and Berkeley. I had been very liberal, a member of the leftist Zionist party, Meretz, but the anti-Semitism and hatred for Israel that I have seen in the U.S. has changed my outlook personally and politically.