To wish those in Israel safety in these coming times

What I actually said was that I wished for Israelis exactly what they wish for Palestinians. You were the one who jumped to the conclusion that I want Israelis to suffer. Maybe you should reflect on why you assume Israelis are so hateful that this must be the case.

When you are using guns on kids with sticks it sure does help survival rates doesn't it?

How does Israel cope with constant war? It's surrounded by hate and has known nothing but terror and war since its inception. Not much of a 'promised land': I just don't know how they survive. @missdeamenor

It might be something to do with the weaponry that they've got.

@purpletablet ”And they have done it with no army, no state, and no protection. Just resilience”

You mean just terrorism?

Oh, give over! It’s the Palestinians who have known nothing but terror since Israel’s inception. They have been forced from their homes, occupied, blockaded, bombed, and dehumanised for generations. Israel is not the victim in this story. It is the regional superpower, armed to the teeth, backed by global powers, and enforcing brutal control over a stateless population.

Framing Israel as a helpless nation just trying to survive is laughable. If anyone has had to survive against all odds, it is the Palestinians. And they have done it with no army, no state, and no protection. Just resilience in the face of Israel’s brutality.

Because it was your clear implication. You weren't wishing them well, were you? Why are you still tying yourself in knots about it? Your meaning was clear, you said what you said, just own it.

Before Balfour and the Nakba - weren’t the Arabs and Jews living together relatively harmoniously in the Palestinian region until Zionism took hold?

“With the establishment of the British Mandate of Palestine after World War I, the first British census of Palestine in 1922 enumerated a total population of about 750,000, of which 78 percent were Muslim, 11 percent Jewish and 10 percent Christian (Table 1). Nearly 25 years later, before the United Nations’ partition of the Mandate for Palestine, in 1947, the population had grown to nearly 1.8 million, with 60 percent Muslim, 31 percent Jewish and 8 percent Christian.”

https://www.passblue.com/2014/02/02/israeli-palestinian-population-growth-and-its-impact-on-peace/#:~:text=With%20the%20establishment%20of%20the,Jewish%20and%208%20percent%20Christian.

Surely the US getting involved with actual bombs would not de-escalate the situation! What’s wrong with people. @PaxAeterna

Never underestimate the stupidity / gullibility or greed of some people.

It's sad, but it's true.

20% of the Israeli population are non-jewish Arabs. I wonder if those calling for “Free Palestine” picture a future Palestine with 20% Jews? If not why not?

There is so much to live for there, so much worth fighting for. When they’re not being bombed it’s an amazing life.

It’s funny. When I said I wished for Israelis exactly what they wished for Palestinians, the immediate assumption was that I must want Israelis to suffer. Maybe ask yourself why that was your first thought.

It's the Evangelicals, they're a doozy and some believe:
"...that the existence of the State of Israel is a necessary precursor to the end times, often referred to as the "end times prophecy". This belief is rooted in interpretations of biblical prophecies, primarily from the Old Testament, which suggest that the gathering of the Jewish people in the land of Israel is a prerequisite for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

This is a message from the current American Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that Trump shared today:

I don't think it was holding up a mirror. You said what you said, it was super clear. The only mirror that seems relevant here is the one showing your double standards towards civilians.

Like I said prove it. Post a single poll that backs up what you are saying. You can spew your hate all day long but it doesn't change the facts on the ground.

I'm not upset by you "holding a mirror" or whatever l, I'm upset at your callousness and hypocrisy.

Yes I condemn it. I, unlike you, don't want anyone to be hurt.

Or do you just hate Palestinians so much that you find it difficult to accept that the vast majority do care about them?

Dismissing Palestine as a “fake cause” ignores the reality of millions who’ve lived under occupation and oppression for decades. You say you stand with civilians who want peace. So do I. That includes Palestinians. Painting them all as terrorists while justifying everything Israel does isn’t support for peace, it’s support for domination.

I still find it a bit scary that 16% of Americans would support military action against Iran.

Surely the US getting involved with actual bombs would not de-escalate the situation! What’s wrong with people.

@Hellsballs It’s single digit % that can be arsed supporting Gaza.

There's plenty of data that's contrary to your statement. Some which was posted just before your post. Is there a reason you are posting blatant lies?

And on the latest conflict with Iran,
60% of Americans do not* support military action against Iran by America.

• 18% are supportive of America threatening Iran with military action to abandon it's nuclear program.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-israel-war-2672386204/

You’re focusing so hard on my wording that you’re avoiding the real issue. If you’re upset by me holding up a mirror to the hatred expressed by some Israelis, then what do you make of the actual harm Israel has inflicted on Palestinians? Thousands of civilians killed, entire neighbourhoods flattened, children buried under rubble, sniped in the head! Do you condemn that?

Most people agree Israel has gone too far

ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Eurotrack_IsraelPalestineConflict_May25_w.pdf

Except you are the one expressing double standards, saying Palestinians withing harm on Israelis is different than vice versa. And yes, saying that you wish Israelis who with harm on others get what they wish on others is undeniably wishing harm.

@GretaGreen of course there is a silent minority.
Remember Brexit? Remember Jeremy Corbyn?
In the bag apparently!

It’s single digit % that can be arsed supporting Gaza.
Who commits terrorism? No one is afraid of Jewish extremism when they visit London.
Jews didn’t commit 9/11 or 7/7, or the bombings in Madrid and Paris, or the stabbing all over Europe. There is a thread amongst all of them though, and it’s not Judaism.

Fair enough but if we’re questioning moral boundaries, I could just as easily ask how someone can still support Israel at this point. After everything that’s happened, after the scale of destruction and civilian death, including a mind boggling number of children, continuing to defend Israel raises serious moral questions too.