On Oct. 22, Israel designated six Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as terrorist groups working on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) — itself recognized as a terrorist organization in the United States. In response, a number of American organizations, media outlets and intergovernmental bodies immediately rose to defend the NGOs.
The alacrity with which they criticized the move indicates how discourse is often conducted about Israeli-Palestinian issues: condemn first, check details and ask questions later — if at all.
