seems like the ‘safe’ public opinion is ‘we stand behind israel’ and the left opinion is palestinian support

i don’t live there i don’t have any particular interest or fascination with the region i don’t understand any of this pls don’t yell at me

  • redballooon@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If you ask for the "Why" often enough, it always comes down to Antisemitism.

    Israel wouldn't exist if not for the unhinged antisemitism of German Nazis in the 1930/40s.

    In the last 20 years, Israel found itself to need new settlements, with all the accompanying political changes and pressures. Why? - because many Jews from all over the world migrated there. Why? - Antisemitism in their home countries makes those a less habitable place than an Israel, even though it is continuously on the brink of a war.

    And this doesn't even touch the rampant antisemitism in the Muslim world that wants to drive the Jews into the ocean and doesn't accept a state Israel under any circumstances.

      • redballooon@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        Well then the only explanation is that the Jews are pure evil and need to be driven into the ocean. /s

        • Bigmouse@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          There's another explanation: there is a religiously zealous segment of israeli society that is the main driver of many illegal settlements. Additionally the state of Israel sometimes wields its institutional force against palestinians, especially in east Jerusalem. Citing 'demographic concerns' as a reason for giving building permits to israelis and not to palestinians should probably not happen in a non ethno state.

          • redballooon@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year ago

            All that is true, but in the greater picture of the Middle East conflict crisis it’s a mere drop in the water.