'Palestinians' become an excuse for anti-Semitism... in the United States

Seven students have been suspended from school for playing "Beat the Jew" in a town east of Los Angeles called La Quinta, California. A rabbi has been called in to give 'tolerance training.' And in the media, commenters are excusing the behavior because of the 'oppressed' 'Palestinians' (who - as far as I can tell - are not actually represented at the school in question). Are the 'Palestinians'