Nothing. But the fact that IDF and the Israeli government are genocidal terrorists may be difficult and uncomfortable for moderates who just want to be able to live their privileged lives without having to deal with the dirty topics.

“It’s complicated”

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“Though I recognize the present day situation is pretty fucked up, I’m afraid to speak out because extremist Zionists have purposely distorted the definition of anti-semetism to include legitimate criticism of the government of Israel, and they have harassed, doxxed, and ‘canceled’ people as they see fit”

It’s disgusting watching how the horrors of the holocaust and all the pain and suffering the Jewish people experience during pogroms and actual anti-semitism throughout history, get hijacked by zealots for their political causes, and is used as a shield to stifle debate and nuance

Okay, I’ll bite. It’s complicated because Israel is now a fact on the ground. It is spear-won territory, whatever you might think of that morally. Israel was created by the UN, the existing Palestinian population was largely pushed out so that the Jews would be able to form a majority ethnostate. Naturally, the Palestinians and their neighbours weren’t too happy about that. So, they fought four wars against the Jews, and the Jews won. The Palestinians continue the struggle using guerilla tactics and terrorism. The Jews, understandably, crack down harder every time this terrorism happens. And the harder they crack down, the angrier the Palestinians and their neighbours get. It’s a shitty cycle that has been happening for decades. On top of that, the foreign governments and religious fanatics that support the Palestinians are also usually shouting Death to America and the Decadent West. And some of them then commit terrorist acts in the West. So, yeah, it is complicated for Western observers. If the situation wasn’t complicated it would have been solved years ago.

I’m sure we all know the truth, which is that most people in the West are just tired of it. Yes, young people get upset about it for a while, but then they become just as cynical about the Middle East as the previous generation. We all know that the Israelis and Palestinians have to make peace. That can’t happen until the fanatics on both sides are out of power. Atrocities have now been committed on both sides, and once grief has taken over from anger, those atrocities will have to be duly punished on both sides so that the pre-October 7 situation will be thoroughly discredited. Peace will only be possible if both populations simultaneously prioritize peace and compromise, and elect leaders who feel the same way.