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Negative, because these protest movements have been partially undermined by people who are either anti-semitic or anti-democratic. The protesters are either ignorantly or willfullingly tolerating their own undermining. Fueled by one-sided social media usage, they loose what's important in conflicts. Staying level-headed, seeing the conflict as a whole, understanding both points of views, standing for a general good cause instead of simply taking one side only.

I've said it in another thread:

I condemn the way Israel's right-wing government responded to the terrorist attack on Oct 7. I truely do. I wished they would have responded differently.
But at the same time, protesters, who can't see the complexity of the conflict as a whole, and who are unable to see and understand both positions, are taking a one-sided stance.
Israel aims to eliminate those who want to extinguish them (Hamas). They have been already in the past - and still are - a genocidal target for certain groups. While I disagree with the methods they responded to Hamas' attack, I can somewhat understand that they want to eliminate the threat that wants them dead (Hamas). Israel is not commiting a genocide, because they do not have the intent to extuingish all Palestinians. They want to extuingish the terrorist organization Hamas, who wants to extinguish all Jews with genocidal intent.

Naturally, that is still no excuse for how Israel's government has been operating ever since, which is why I condemned them earlier.

But the cause of all this are terrorist organizations in general, and Hamas in particular.
I want Palestinians being able to peacefully live in their own state.
I want jewish people being able to peacefully live in Israel.
I want terrorist organizations to cease to exist.
I want no civil casualties on either side.

While it's okay to be for an independent Palestine state and to condemn civil casualties, I wished, the people who participate on these protest movements would not tolerate anti-semitic people among them. I wished, they would protest "for a peaceful world", "against war" or "against terrorist organizations", instead of simply taking one side and look at the conflict with a social media fueled bias.

The latter only leads to more division and not to what's desperately needed:
A common ground, where it's possible to grow mutual understanding eventually.