AIBU to worry about telling colleagues that I’m going to Israel?

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I’ve got a close friends wedding in Israel in 2 months and I am a bridesmaid. She is Israeli and so of course having her wedding in her home country.

I need to book the time off work now, and I work in the kind of company where everyone asks where you’re going or where you’ve been when you book leave.

there’s a lot of anger and strong feelings against Israel at the moment, and I’m worried that colleagues will turn against me or start treating me different when they know that I’m going to Israel.

would I be unreasonable to lie and tell them I’m going somewhere else, or should I be honest?

There have not been massive, violent UK country-wide demonstrations about these destinations though!

Again with the goading. Why do you insist I need to learn anymore than I already have to form my opinion? Because I don't agree with you?

You are so disingenuous. You’ve seen and read the ruling, we all have. It’s not a bunch of randoms bandying about the term, it’s expert lawyers.
It’s not the TERM genocide that is harmful, it’s the ACT.
It’s not saying ‘this is a genocide’ when you see the attempt to wipe out an entire population, even thousands of new born babies, that is harmful. It’s the genocidal intent that is harmful.
Everyone has heard Hind Rijab’s phone call. Everyone has seen the bombing of schools and hospitals. Everyone knows these are war crimes with genocidal intent

Anyone judging you can GTF

My only worry would be for your safety from possible terrorist attacks

Go and enjoy.

There have not been violent demonstrations. There have been peaceful demonstrations.
Don’t post lies

I wonder why not? Silly me. I know the reason.

Might that be evidence of … antisemitism? If you only care about immorality when it’s committed by Jews, you don’t care about immorality.

No, it’s not.

Explain how I'm racist.

Sorry OP I think people are going to judge. Not just r.e. Israel/Palestine.... But on going to an active war zone, where travel has been advised against.

What happens if you're unable to get back out, need extradition etc?

You have no choice but to be honest. Because if things go wrong, it'll come out anyway.

BTW I doubt that anybody will say anything openly to your face. You might just be quietly excluded.

Who are you police peoples thoughts. Espicially when in the context to this thread the person said she is going to a wedding. Why you focus on israel is because probably from your replies you find it easier to think of israel as being uniquely evil, to the extend people from othet conturies should no longer engage in normal human interactions. The apartite comment was weak and stupid black white and asian people teavveled to the state because their family and friebds live there im getting the impression these must be bots thetes no way yoi cant inderstand this point. @ mumsnet is there a way to see if these are russian accounts. Again you would have to be not very bright to not understand why your behaviour tpwards ypur collegue wpuld be wrong. I just think this is how some bulllies bully.

Yes it is

The poster(s) above have explained more eloquently than me how it’s harmful and inaccurate to call the attacks on Gaza genocide.
I’m fully opposed to the deaths of civilians, as I expect any reasonable person to be. But why is it so important to you to describe this situation as uniquely genocidal? What about all the innocent women and children dying in the forgotten Sudanese war? Is that genocide?
My opposition is to the specific term, with its specific legal meaning being used wrongly. Because that is dangerous.

Couldn't agree more 👍

Gosh do you really not know that being Jewish is an ethnicity?

Because you admitted that you judge anyone who thinks Israelz the world's only Jewish state, has a right to exist, including the vast majority of Jewish people. And getting incredibly aggressive towards anyone who dares ask you for clarification.

1. Schools and hospitals lose their protected status if they are used as a military base. Subject to other provisions regarding proportionality and precautionary measures, it is not evidence of any crime if such facilities are attacked.
2. Genocidal intent has not been established
3. The ICJ has not deemed Israel to be committing genocide.

Being anti Zionism is not the same as being anti semitic. HTH.

To those with a problem with OP visiting Israel, do you realise you are playing into the hands of Hamas and Hezbollah in their aim to delegitimise the state of Israel, the world’s only Jewish state? Hope you all enjoy your jollies to Dubai and Turkey (nothing to see there hey). Anyone visit the US during the early 2000s?

No it doesn’t help. Would you care to expand further?

No, it doesn't help at all.

Now ..do tell us your definition of Zionism so we can understand this comment you made ?

Do you tell them when you have a shit? A piss? What is this silly need to report to your colleagues where you are going? Why? Why do they need to know? I don't tell my colleagues anything. And I mean anything.

Cross post @ChallahPlaiter !

I'm guessing you would have a problem with visiting basically every Middle Eastern country, if you have issues with holidaying in locations with human rights abuses.