fra im ▁Z uro ff ; ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Central ▁Council ▁of ▁Jews . ▁They ▁were ▁ups et ▁at ▁Butler ' s ▁selection ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁remarks ▁about ▁Israel ▁and ▁specifically ▁her ▁" c alls ▁for ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁against ▁Israel ". ▁Butler ▁respond ed ▁saying ▁that ▁" she ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁attacks ▁from ▁German ▁Jewish ▁leaders ▁personally ". ▁R ather , ▁she ▁wrote , ▁the ▁attacks ▁are ▁" direct ed ▁against ▁everyone ▁who ▁is ▁critical ▁against ▁Israel ▁and ▁its ▁current ▁policies ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Mond owe iss ▁website , ▁Butler ▁assert ed ▁that ▁she ▁developed ▁strong ▁eth ical ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Jewish ▁philosoph ical ▁thought ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" bl at antly ▁un true , ▁abs urd , ▁and ▁pain ful ▁for ▁anyone ▁to ▁argue ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁form ulate ▁a ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁is ▁anti - S emit ic ▁or , ▁if ▁Jewish , ▁self - h ating ". ▁ ▁Comment s ▁on ▁Ham as ▁and ▁He z bol lah ▁▁ ▁Butler ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁statements ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁about ▁Ham as ▁and ▁He z bol lah . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁describing ▁them ▁as ▁" social ▁movements ▁that ▁are ▁progress ive , ▁that ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁Left , ▁that ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁Left ". ▁She ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁def ending ▁" He z bol lah ▁and ▁Ham as ▁as ▁progress ive ▁organizations " ▁and ▁supporting ▁their ▁tact ics . ▁ ▁Butler ▁respond ed ▁to ▁these