I wanted to add something more: I don’t think it’s helpful (especially for outsiders) to characterise the Jewish people or Israel as unique. Every people, ethnic group, religious group or nation is unique, and I think that one of the biggest problems with the conversation about Israel is the attempts on both extremes of the political spectrum to present this particular war or country or people as unique rather than looking at the many features and problems shared with other conflicts.
But at the same time, not enough people, especially those writing in English, take into account that the culture, including political culture, in Israel, isn’t some Western transplant. We have a different culture, in which, among other things, intense political debate is expressed out loud and not swept under the surface by pretensions of politeness - but this doesn’t negate very high levels of social solidarity that cross political lines.