Bill Fletcher says it is common to mistakenly bemoan lack of peaceful Palestinians . He says Israel portrays nonviolent protests in West Bank as extremist . Nevertheless , smearing or repressing all protests in the name of moving against those who use violence is disingenuous , a point well understood when viewing other freedom struggles , whether the Indian independence movement or the black freedom struggle in the United States . Score: 6 Fletcher : Israel denies nonviolent activists so it can claim it has no partner for peace .
Bill Fletcher says it is common to mistakenly bemoan lack of peaceful Palestinians . He says Israel portrays nonviolent protests in West Bank as extremist . Score: 6 Fletcher : Israel denies nonviolent activists so it can claim it has no partner for peace .