I proudly wear a pin that has the US flag and Israeli flag side-by-side almost everywhere I go. A fellow student in my college algebra class who claims to be an "anarchist" approached me after class and started up a conversation on Israel. He claims that Israel is "bad," because "there is a lot of propaganda in Israel." That was the only reason he provided for why Israel was "bad."
I only had a few minutes between classes, so I didn't really question him on his propaganda statement. First of all, Israel is a free and democratic society that recognizes freedom of speech. Anyone can publish just about anything they want and freely express their views, just like in the United States and most other free countries. Secondly, how can he attack Israel for "propaganda," but not attack the Arab states, whose media openly advocates for the destruction of Israel and where dissenting opinions will get you jailed or killed? Thirdly, even if a lot of Israeli media outlets were propaganda machines (they aren't), how would that be any different from the media in most other free countries (including the United States)?
Anyone care to defend the anarchist's claim?