12-31-2016, 01:30 PM
I've pondered about the entire situation a bit more since hearing about this.
When surrounded by brutal dictatorships and nations that habitually violate the human rights of at least half their population, it's pretty striking that Israel's the one everyone has a hard-on for. Personally, I don't find anti-semitism to be the culprit; I suspect it's more about near-far thinking, where it's easier to condemn Israel's actions because they seem like they should be more like us - no reasonable person expects that from the other nations in the region.
When surrounded by brutal dictatorships and nations that habitually violate the human rights of at least half their population, it's pretty striking that Israel's the one everyone has a hard-on for. Personally, I don't find anti-semitism to be the culprit; I suspect it's more about near-far thinking, where it's easier to condemn Israel's actions because they seem like they should be more like us - no reasonable person expects that from the other nations in the region.
