I too oppose  Israel's settlement policies because they  complicate any possible peace agreement.   But demonstrations that call for the destruction of Israel only play into the hands of Israel's hard liners.  

Ms. Khan has it right--  kindness is the best weapon against extremism. And just as we must extend those acts to the Muslim community, so too must the Muslims community extend those acts to the West,  including the Jews, by not denying the Holocaust, as is commonly done in the Middle East,  and which was largely the rationale  for the foundation of the State of Israel.  It is not kind to call for the destruction if the State of Israel.