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On the one hand you put the Israeli government. On the other hand you put Palestinians, like ...the entire people.
And then you go running your mouth about what Palestinians "really are", what they care about, what they respect or not. Palestinians. Like the entire people.
That's fucking hate speech.
Why is this hate speech? Just because we disagree?
Like I told another user in this thread, the fact that there are extremists and radicals in both Israel’s government and society is undeniable. But you can’t ignore how a significant part of Palestinian society has supported Hamas and pursued conflict against Israel.
Politics is complicated, and if we want a better world, we should look at both sides, not just "cheer for our team".
I don’t want governments promoting Jewish radicalism, but neither Islamic radicalism.
You’re not “just disagreeing.” You’re collapsing millions of Palestinians into a caricature and then acting like that’s analysis. That’s prejudice, plain and simple.
You bring up Hamas as if it reveals the Palestinian soul. History cuts both ways: in the 1940s, Zionist militias like Irgun and Lehi planted bombs in markets, assassinated diplomats, and massacred civilians. They had widespread support among Jewish settlers who believed violence was the only path. By your logic, that would make Jews “really” terrorists. It’s absurd. Armed groups rise and fall under conditions of occupation and war; they don’t define whole peoples.
As for human rights and respect for diversity: there are Palestinian lawyers, feminists, queer activists, union organizers, and journalists who fight for those values every single day, often against impossible odds. Pretending they don’t exist is convenient for your narrative, but it’s false.
And that swipe about “cheering for our team”? That’s bad faith. Pointing out racism isn’t “picking a side.” It’s refusing to normalize slander. You can critique governments all day long, but the moment you essentialize millions of human beings into what they “really are,” you’ve crossed into hate speech.