More BDS BS - for a Lebanese writer

[Uponthegears]

2. Is this Amin Maalouf?

If, so . . . opposition to his interview might be more centered on the fact that he holds himself out as a Middle Eastern "moderate" (and is held out as such by those who deny Palestinian legitimacy) based on the place of his birth (Lebanon). He, and his supporters, (as did the OP) repeatedly fail to mention that he is not Muslim (his upbringing was Christian).

This tends to make people feel he is attempting to lend credibility to his decidedly anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian views (which attack even moderate Muslims) by deceptively allowing the uninformed to believe they are coming from a Muslim.

In other words, this is not a situation where a Muslim is being criticized by BDS for daring to speak to a Jewish publication (an obviously intolerant position), but rather where he is being criticized for acting like he is speaking for Muslims when he is not.