Israeli flag flyers threatened with arrest after being attacked by Pro-Palestine mob.

[PickyBits]

This is just unbelievable. These ‘protesters’ are being given free rein to threaten and assault pro-Israelis (Jewish) because ‘there’s 500 of them and 2 of you’.

Police not interested in doing their job, which is upholding the law I thought?

Just sickening that this country has come to this.

https://x.com/habibi_uk/status/1937534677520134516

Am Yisrael Chai 🇮🇱❤️

Most people really don't feel like this.

Sorry to break this to you, but it’s a very small minority of people worry about a war in a foreign country.
Even less so when it is retribution for years of terrorist attacks culminating in the worst terrorist attack since 9/11.

Most people do not see the Palestinian flag as a symbol of terror and hate. You missed that bit.

If you went on a pro-Israel march and a couple of pro-Palestine supporters turned up with a flag, what would happen? What would you feel about it?

This!

@HellsBallsreally? The genocide in Gaza is discussed amongst all my friendship/ social groups and extensively on SM (like here) so I do think people care a lot.

@nomoretreatsabsolutely this!

Most people? I don’t think so. I think far more people see clearly what’s actually going on. It’s just not popular to share that opinion.

I think you’ll find the worst terrorist attack since 9/11 was the Iraq War.

I think a lot of people have been surprised by the strength of feeling towards this genocide, and there continue to be attempts to make Palestinians and their supporters look like monsters and “mobs” as the OP puts it. It is disgraceful but unsurprising. Colonisers will always try and dehumanise the oppressed. The problem this time is that it is not working, and so efforts are being increased to try and rile people into violence. It is shameful behaviour.

My honest opinion of this is that the only flag that should be flown in public is the flag of that country, this should be an international for people to obey across the world and respect the country they are in. Allowing all flags to be flown but then banning some flags when it becomes a social or political issue, just creates conflict, division and ultimately primitive tribal responses. UK sees this more than most….Or alternatively, ban all flags…That might actually be a better option.

This happens at all pro Israel demos. We don't attack them!

You realise we all have eyes and ears of our own don’t you? The propaganda machine failed a long time ago I’m afraid.

This a free country, are you saying Jewish people shouldn’t be on public streets?

No, I'm saying that Israelis(I take it that they were Israelis from your continued insistence that they should be able to fly 'their countries flag') should choose literally anywhere else but a pro Palestinian protest to go and fly their flag. I know this might be a radical idea but they could make their own march instead of hijacking someone else's.

I would say the same if there was a pro Israel march and 2 idiots with cameras and Palestinian flags decided they really needed to go and stand right in the middle of it and you know that you would agree. I would say the same if 2 pro life idiots decided to stand in the middle of a pro choice protest with their signs. Agitators don't belong in the middle of protests.

https://lwid.dk/the-brief-story-of-legally-flying-national-flags-in-denmark/

....Anna Wilson, a financial services analyst from Scotland now living in Aalborg, also supports the banning of national flags: “I’ve grown up to associate flag-flying with negativity and even fear. Glasgow, where I come from, has a lot of historic divisions along religious lines and flags can often symbolise bigotry and fascism. When I moved to Denmark I was surprised by how differently flags are viewed. It’s about welcoming and celebrating people rather than oppressing them. And it’s about connection with Denmark’s closest neighbours. For me, it makes sense to limit what flags can be flown. It celebrates tradition and connection while minimising conflict.”

The palestinian flag has been used to intimidate Jewish communities before 7/10 and now also Jewish students trying to attend class since 7/10. If flags are going to create so much division that flying one gets you attacked then get rid of them all except the union and home nations flags.

As for the links to hate speech from @PickyBits twixlink; I hope the security services are all over that shit.

I know what I've seen in my several decades of existence and it's a different view to you.

@HellsBalls that’s interesting because it truly is the exact opposite of my experience. Can I ask what part of the world you live in?

This poster has insisted this is the case on several threads even when they have been shown evidence that shows they are wrong. Maybe they think if they say it enough times then It will magically come true.

Do you mean that you have decided most people support Israel’s actions despite them saying otherwise or that they tell you they support Israel but only in private? Are you based in the UK and mixing with a range of people?

This is the crux of it. There was an expectation that the rest of the world would fall for Israel’s narrative and it has failed spectacularly. We can all see what is happening and we are not falling for propaganda.

And I know what I’ve seen in my several decades of existence and can see when a genocide is taking place.

How? Most Palestinians are living in an occupied land, being bombed and starved to death by an oppressing country which wants to see them ethnically cleansed from their own homes. Do you really believe that if Hamas gave up the few remaining hostages then Bibi and his ilk would say, “Thanks. That’s it folks. War’s over”?
I don’t believe this for one single minute. And fortunately nor do an awful lot of other people. People can see what the Israeli government are doing and they don’t agree with it one tiny bit.

As I said, my view is different.

I understand many in the republic are very pro-palestine for various reasons and for perhaps similar reasons nationalism is a differently loaded word than where I live.
Where I live, sectarian divisions are increasing as is the terrorist threat, these two facts are not unrelated.

And your response perfectly encapsulates the problem. This actually is not about being pro or anti anything. It is about speaking up against genocide. And the fact that so many people seem to be unable to even critique never mind criticise Israel’s actions for the last 80 years in terms of their attempts at ethnic cleansing says it all.

Do not expect humanity when you refuse to show any.