kfb: The leftist are only tolerant of those that agree with them. They favor free speech only when it’s their views. They are the radical leftist marxist of the Viet Nam era protest movements, not mainstream liberalism, which no longer exists.
The Left supported Israel prior to 1967. What changed is that Israel was no longer perceived as the underdog. Those people don’t honestly evaluate things. It’s more an emotional response to issues without the knowledge base to go with it.
After the 6 day war, they perceived the Arabs as the underdog and took up their cause, despite not understanding that Islam would never tolerate any of them or their lifestyles.