@HeidiInTheBigCity
Let's play lies vs facts
For Israelis, armed men entering their homes happened exactly once - for Palestinians that is just pretty normal!
Israeli soldiers have entered homes in Gaza a total of ZERO times since disengagement. Zero. They were not allowed to set foot in Gaza for 18 years. So I doubt it was "pretty normal". 🙄
Israelis are utterly horrified at the notion that their fellow citizens could be taken captive. Whereas for Palestinians, some ~25% of men will, at some point, end up imprisoned and often brutally tortured - either held with no charges at all or convicted by military kangaroo courts with a 99% conviction rate!
Israel has a robust and transparent judiciary, and I have never seen evidence that a single innocent person has been held by Israel. I have seen several claims they have, which turned out to be garbage. Sadly, a lot of Palestinians are part of the "resistance" (ie: terrorists) and do bad stuff, like try and kill people. That is not being a hostage. There is also no evidence of prisoners being "brutally tortured". There is, however, ample evidence contained in the Amnesty annual human rights report of many people being imprisoned without trial by Hamas, for crimes such as "meeting with people to make peace with Israel" or "writing an unflattering article". They are indeed routinely tortured, with reports of needles being snuck down people's nails and screams that go on all night. These reports come from Palestinian prisoners THEMSELVES.
Israelis stare at pictures of destroyed homes in complete shock - while seemingly having absolutely zero awareness that home demolitions are "par for the course" for the Palestinians whom they occupy!
Again, Israel hasn't set foot in Gaza for 18 years. They have demolished zero homes. And they do not occupy Gaza. There was not a single, solitary Jew in Gaza on 7th October. What they do, is blockade Gaza, because Hamas tries to murder Jews. Egypt does the same, and they are also not occupying Gaza. Although when they DID actually occupy Gaza, as Jordan occupied the West Bank for 20 years lo and behold no one complained or tried to kill anyone. It's almost as if hating Jews is the real issue here...
Israelis believe that ~1200 dead Israelis, thereof some ~700 civilians, give them the right to flatten an entire strip of land, kill, maim, injure, rape, torture, and abduct tens of thousands of people while starving and thirsting out more than 2 million!
Israel, and the majority of the sensible international community, believe Israel has a right to stop the terrorist, genocidal maniacs who invaded Israel on 7th October and have vowed to do so again and again. This group overly, proudly, and with chest present an existential threat to Israel and like any other country on the face of earth it absolutely has a right to stop them. They did not choose to fight an enemy hiding in tunnels and hospitals, but that is the situation they were given. There is no evidence of rape, or torture according to the US government spokesman this morning. War is horrid and people die. Which is why the genocidal maniacs need to be stopped from fulfilling their promise to repeat 7.10 again and again. As for "starving out people", there is a record with the UN of every kilo of food aid that goes into Gaza, This averages 700g of food per day, per person (including babies). So that's almost 3x the amount the WFP stated was required for survival in the Congo for example. It's the equivalent of I guess two meals per person, per day. Plenty not to starve. The issue is that the food is not getting to all people. The WFP released a report last week which said this was caused by threat of looting, which was almost guaranteed. Sadly, there are lots of people making it hard to get the food to people and as much as you clearly hate Israel the evidence does not support that they are starving people.
"Normal" for Israelis is that they get to have happy-clappy dance parties in the immediate vicinity of an open-air prison where their government and army keep 2 million people in an economic and military stranglehold!
Yes! Israelis are very free to have dance parties. I am sorry if you find Israeli's enjoying life so upsetting. Gazans are free to have as many parties as they want. If they weren't led by Islamic extremists who don't allow alcohol or parties then I am sure they could have lovely music festivals. It's hardly Israel's fault if they decide not to do so. And it is not an "open air prison". It was a state with beautiful beaches, shopping malls, universities and filled with nice homes with luxury cars and swimming pools (albeit only for Hamas family and friends!) and all the latest iphones and nice clothes. The wealth gap is a sign of corruption, which is what happens when you live in a terrorist run dictatorship. Israel does not control movement of people in and out of Gaza, or it's money. Hamas does. To leave, you need a permit - which they made extremely expensive and hard to get unless......can you guess...yes! Unless you're a member of Hamas. Yes, those chaps get to come and go as they please! What Israel does do is say "hey, you people who say (and prove) you want to use every opportunity to kill us can't actually do that". Sorry, again, if that is upsetting.
Israeli "normal" is getting to pretend that "there was a ceasefire on 6 October" - because only Palestinians were being killed and abducted, only their villages terrorised by fanatics with assault rifles, only their homes destroyed!
Despite almost daily bombings and attacks from Hamas, more Israeli civilians were killed on 7/10 (deliberately) than were killed by Israeli forces in almost NINE YEARS previously. Your characterisation is objective nonsense. Palestinians are arrested, not abducted. The only people who abducted them, were Hamas themselves.
Israeli "normal" is being top-dog in a depraved, morally corrupt Apartheid system and having come to expect that this can simply be ignored and will never have any repercussions!
Err, no. Muslims conquered the entire area and made anyone who was not Muslim "dhimmi". This meant they were lesser under law. A dhimmi could not work in government, wear fancy clothes, testify against a Muslim in court, live in Muslim areas, work in the police, pray loudly, marry a Muslim, bear arms and they had to defer to their Muslim masters in the street. That is what apartheid is, and the independence of Israel ended that! Yay! Now Jews, Christians, Muslims and Druze all live in equality under law in Israel. They don't want to be "top dog", they just want to be left alone. I suspect it might be the mad buggers screaming for jihad and caliphas to be re-established that might be after being "top dog", but it sounds like you're just generally upset that Jews dared to not be dhimmi anymore (a common feeling)
So, no, there is no equivalence at all! 7 October was a shock event and everyone condemned it!
Nah, it wasn't a "shock event". It was planned for years. And no, not "everyone condemned it". People around the world and in Gaza cheered and openly celebrated it. In the UK itself there was a street party outside the Israeli embassy. A lot of people absolutely loved it and can't wait for round 2.
Israel brutalising Palestinians is "just normal" - and its supporters expect everyone else to just accept this and say nice things about Israel!
Israel being in conflict with Palestinians is "just normal". If Palestinians stopped trying to kill them, then there's room for peace. As is, very few actually want that. You've seen the polls I am sure and your eyes are open. There are very few Palestinians saying they want peace and security for BOTH Israel and Palestine. Most don't want that, they want destruction and death. They're pretty open about it. In that space, it's a bit tricky. Presumably that leaves not much room for peace, but certainly once Hamas are dismantled there will be room for more voices. As is, if you are Gazan and so much as MENTION peace with Israel, you are arrested, tortured and likely killed!