Regarding Stephen J. Lyons’ op-ed “Why can’t I criticize the war in Gaza without being called antisemitic?” (Feb. 5): Of course, it is possible to criticize Israel’s government or policies without it being antisemitic. Just like it’s possible to criticize the U.S. government’s policies without it being anti-American. Where criticism of Israel becomes antisemitic is to deny the legitimacy of the very existence of the state of Israel and to describe all of Israel as “occupied land” that must be liberated “from the river to the sea.” Criticism of Israel also shades into antisemitism when Israel becomes the sole focus...