I understand but it is not my point- which is that now, here, under the current, awful, circumstances, it is not the time or place to be doing things that can be seen as insensitive or provocative. There are people looking for excuses to take action of one kind or another. It's open to massive misinterpretation and these people will not wait for explanations of intention. Right now, we all need to be more careful in what we say or do- to show sensitivity and good judgement so that civil disorder is kept at the lowest it can be.
Jews, understandably, are scared, shocked, grief-stricken about the terrorist attacks inflicted by Hamas- they are very aware of, and sensitive to, the reactions of the communities around them in this country. They feel unsafe.
Palestinians feel similarly about the way Israel has inflicted a blanket response on Gaza and its inhabitants- in their view and that of many others who have seen it- the UN, the WHO. They are very aware of, and sensitive to, the reactions of the communities around them in this country.
The situation is volatile. None of us should be contributing to provoking actions which will cause civil unrest here- we have already seen gangs (500+ in Kensington) in our city streets, men scaling town halls to remove one flag and hoist another, gangs on the opposite side of tube stations shouting and yelling, protests outside of embassies. It will only get worse and could get out of hand and have horrific results.
Things one side sees as acceptable, the other sees as offensive and vice versa. A Jewish woman today in North London plastering mass numbers of fliers on walls, lamp-posts etc- of children dead and missing after Saturday and Muslim women ripping them down and throwing them on the ground in rage shouting 'What about Palestinian children in Gaza?' Both thought their behaviour was justified and the other was completely unreasonable. In reality, neither was helpful to anyone or going to make any difference other than cause upset.