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Solid_Sonic posted...

The fact it's the holy land is immaterial to the unjust acts of man that claim dominion over it. I respect what you're saying but the Israeli leadership is absolutely deserving of criticism.

Theres nothing wrong with being critical of Israels leadership. Most American Jews are to an extent.

But what I have a problem with, a big problem by the way, is this idea that Israel and Israels government are the same. My support for Israel stems from wanting to keep my friends and family safe, and to protect the right for Jews to have self determination in a country of their own. That doesnt mean that I would vote for Bibi in any election, was I allowed to vote, and it doesnt mean that I support every measure taken by the Israeli government against the Palestinians. I am highly critical of the Israeli settlement program in the west bank, and can not stand the hypocrisy of the ultra orthodox who pretend that the rest of the world doesnt matter.

But all of those discussions happen in Israel or in actual public discourse. Not here, because for some reason on this cess pool of a board, standing with Israel in anyway shape or form means you are pro genocide, and I will continue to hammer against that for as long as it takes.

Its like you people forgot that prior to the withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, Israelis had to live in fear every day of getting on the wrong bus, going into the wrong the store, eating at the wrong restaurant - and some cowardly asshole would walk in with a bomb strapped to his chest.