what's worse than cringe is that palestinians are suffering under an apartheid regime which the US is supporting

I don’t totally disagree with you. Most Jews I know do not. The issue becomes how to address it and how to change it.

one way is to not put down people who raise the issue, speak about israeli apartheid (especially if you have a big platform), or support BDS (which you have spoken against in the past)

I said many times that I support anyone’s right to support BDS, I have said many things in support of Palestinians & I have criticized Israeli govt positions in many instances. I’m not going to argue against misrepresentations of my positions.

Of course I support Palestinians. We have to find away to support both the security of Israel and the full human rights of the Palestinians. I do not agree with anyone, on the right or on the left, who support one at the expense of the other.