Those with firsthand knowledge of US-Israel police exchange programs have thoroughly refuted this libel. As CAMERA’s Ricki Hollander has noted, “the [Deadly Exchange] campaign is built entirely on fabrications brazenly promoted by Israel’s antagonists whose main goal is to stir up hatred against the Jewish state and Jewish organizations in the U.S.” 

When Deadly Exchange activists liken these two issues, they wrongly assume that American social issues apply equally everywhere, diminishing the context behind each case and disrespecting the memories of the deceased.