Republicans and certain evangelical sects of Christians here, along with the American Jewish lobby, intentionally and constantly associate any criticism of the

Republicans and certain evangelical sects of Christians here, along with the American Jewish lobby, intentionally and constantly associate any criticism of the Israeli government with hatred of the Jewish people. This is clearly not everyone in the US, but it's enough that if you're a business or public figure who makes noise about it, you'll be branded anti-Semetic by a particular "news-as-hatred" cable network and certain members of Congress.