Anti Israel Rhetoric is rife. Why?

[cindyhove]

As of April 5, 2025, numerous armed conflicts are ongoing worldwide, varying in scale and intensity. According to the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, over 110 armed conflicts are currently being monitored, encompassing both international and non-international engagements.
why is israel the only one to be demonised out of the current 110 conflicts?
The answer is blindingly obvious

Fair enough- maybe it’s just more noticeable to us when people only ever criticise one side & it’s the side we see as less responsible for the war.

The other poster quite literally invented me saying something I didn’t say in order to claim I was blaming “ALL” deaths on Hamas and not one single one on Israel, so their judgment might be a touch off…

Then I'm sorry,

I read people as a general statement about the general population.

I don't think your lying, and of course your personal response is valid.

I genuinely thought your original post was suggesting that The UK provided tax payer aid to Israel and not other countries that are engaged in war.

Neither of my post were meant as an attack on you or your personally held beliefs.

This is what you said. This is where you are absolving Israel of all civilian deaths.

It is deeply sad that civilians are killed, yes, but the blame for that lies with Hamas for bringing war to Gaza, not with Israel.

Hamas did bring the war to Gaza. That’s a fact. Nothing I said there suggests that it’s impossible, improbable, or counterfactual to also state that the IDF has committed war crimes. Sadly my expectation is that in any heated conflict, some brutal war crimes in excess of acceptable combat actions will occur. This appears to have happened in every war from which we have documentation.

It doesn’t change the fact that the Israeli war on Gaza was started by the October massacre.

I think you are being rather aggressive. I won't engage with you again but everyone I have discussed this with have said similar so perhaps it's not me that's in a 'fantasy' and you should look closer to home.

There is nothing aggressive about pointing out the role of Hamas propaganda in whipping up anti Semitism globally.

But people don't really like it pointed out to them when they seem to be on the same page as the terrorists.
Like I said, really really good PR.

It's not anti-semitism and you saying it is won't change that. It's just an attempt to shut down criticism of Israel as we see time and time again.

Hamas is a genocidal terrorist anti-semitic organisation with the ultimate aim of getting rid of Jews from Israel. However, the majority of people who are appalled at the actions of the Israeli government do not support Hamas in any way. You are saying that anyone who accuses the Israeli government of war crimes and genocide is a supporter of Hamas and anti-semitic. That is patently untrue.

In the same way that Hamas don't see Jews as fellow human beings, the more extreme members of Netanyahu's right-wing messianic government don't see the Palestinians, even the children, as human beings.

Why aren't the Israeli settlers committing violence and destroying Palestinian homes in the West Bank terrorists? They are seeking a political goal through violent means which is the definition of terrorism.

It’s not Hamas that have slaughtered hundreds of thousands and no most of those killed are not male combatants they are women and children, hundreds babies not even a year old. There’s extremely strong evidence of rape and butchery by the IDF with Israeli soldiers defending accusations of rape as saying it’s their right so I ask you, do you support the genocide , mass slaughter and butchery by the IDF ???? It’s heavily documented everywhere with evidence everywhere. The ‘but Hamas’ mantra just doesn’t cut it any more

@verysmellyjelly

When the UN report re civilian vs combatant deaths was released six months into the conflict, did you believe the findings or believe them to be lies? The top line findings were as follows:

Nearly 70% of the verified fatalities in Gaza as a result of war are women and children, according to a new report published by the UN Human Rights Office.

The report examined fatalities that occurred over the six-month period between Nov. 2023 and April 2024 and includes only fatalities that were confirmed by at least three independent sources.

• The report found 8,119 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza during that period, including 2,036 women and 3,588 children.
• Nearly 80% of the fatalities occurred in residential buildings.

Because they’re committing genocide.

Ideally not go and murder other equally innocent babies..?

And I can along with many other charitable organisations are well known for their anti israel stance well before this conflict.
the Red Cross being a perfect example. Not once did they ever go and check on the hostages which is supposed to be done under the Geneva convention. They will check and report on the Palestinians but never ever on Israelis

Not actually what was meant by amalek in that speech. He meant the purportrators themselves not their wives and goats

@cindyhove

Have you seen this recent statement from the Red Cross?

https://www.icrc.org/en/article/hostages-gaza-red-cross-neutral-but-not-bystanders

Neutrality is not a perfect method. In reality, we have not been able to gain access to the hostages in Gaza. This is hugely disappointing to us, to the public in Israel, and across the world. But the lack of success is in no way due to lack of desire, lack of care, lack of attempts or sinister motives falsely and maliciously attributed to us as an organization.
Since October 7, we have held dozens of meetings to gain this long-awaited access. We spoke with Hamas and with Israel, with the mediators, and with any party who we thought could help. These meetings were held in Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Lebanon, Europe and the U.S.
In these meetings we presented an unequivocal position. We made it clear that taking hostages violates international humanitarian law and that all hostages should be released immediately and unconditionally. We added that until that happens, we should be given access to the hostages, and we
implored the parties involved to act in accordance with the laws of war. Unfortunately, these efforts, still ongoing, did not bear fruit.
This lack of success is not unique to this conflict. In other parts of the world we also encounter refusal to allow us access to hostages, to detainees and sometimes even to captured soldiers. The Israeli government has also refused to allow us access to Palestinian prisoners since October 7.

My OP was about the amount of coverage/marches/anti israel rhetoric compared to every other conflict

To keep the Muslim vote?

@cindyhove

Did you have thoughts on those of us who said the difference for us (and the reason for vocal protests and feeling our protests might actually make a difference) is that our government is funding the government accused of war crimes?

How do you define a ‘terrorist state’?

so if it’s not the Red Cross’s fault (which I have no faith in at all!) it goes back to hammas -who started all of this in the first place!

The UK government gives financial and arms funding to hundreds of countries. Why the focus JUST on israel?