It’s because people are told by the Israeli government and others with a stake in it that they’re the same and it’s done under threat, be it physical like jail, emotional abuse, or just the threat of cancelation. The last one is less of a thing lately but for a lot of years it was real. The non-political American maga dipshits doing it is because they’re dipshits though.
There are some pretty brave students in Israel speaking up loudly in spite of the threats, love them for that.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s really mind boggling that people won’t separate citizens v. gov’t.
I hate Trump & the 80 million MAGA nuts in the USA. That leaves about 260,000,000 folks that I might like. Except that lousy prick in the white Ford 150 that squeezed into line of traffic from an illegal lane this morning 😉
jukmehrk@lemmy.org 16 hours ago
Zionists are actually antisemitic. Calling people who criticize Israel for its genocide and apartheid antisemitic implies that it’s a jewish thing to commit genocide and apartheid, which is incredibly hateful.
Also this isn’t just about the israeli goverment. The protests you see are about the hostages, not about the inhumanity. Protests for solidarity with palestine are banned. There are recent polls that showed ~75% of israelis think “there are no innocent palestinians”. The beaches and restaurants are buzzing over there. It’s really not that hard to see from just about any angle, how most israelis don’t give a shit at all.