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Most Israelis not bothered by reports of suffering and famine in Gaza, new poll shows
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When I went to Israel last time I was genuinely surprised how many zealots there are. Most Israelis you meet outside of the country are just normal people but Israel itself is still full of mentally deranged. Religion is a hell of a drug.
If you really mean Israelis outside of Israel and not just Jewish people, that's probably just code shifting. They know their opinions aren't acceptable outside their bubble, so they keep quiet. It's the same way a white supremacist will talk differently if they think any random white guy shares their views vs when an imposing minority is in the room.
My long-time ex was Jewish, can confirm. They were alright but their zionist relatives absolutely dropped some fucking bombs (proverbial, probably literal now) during family gatherings. The mildest was the tired old "part of being a good Jew is supporting Israel" ranging up to "Palestinians are subhuman and should be exterminated". Mind, this was over twenty years ago and the situation has demonstrably escalated since.
I think it's a little different. The Israelis who actually live or travel outside of Israel tend to usually be the educated, open minded ones. They're usually the ones who want a two state solution and oppose wars. The whackos tend to stay in Israel. Not all Israelis are whackos, but all the Israeli whackos stay in Israel. It's kind of like how the Americans who travel or live abroad tend to be liberal, but the MAGA types never even leave the country.
So how come there are tons of Israeli groups abroad from Israel who push zionist propaganda?
They need to renounce their bullshit faith or be ready to take in the backlash. It's all made up (all religions), anyway, and if one can't see that they really don't deserve to procreate on this earth
I mean some do and some don't. It's the same as any other nationality. Israelis aren't a monolith.
The reason for this is that Israel has a lot of ultra orthodox Jews, and they can be pinpointed as THE source of the insanity inside the country. They don't contribute economically, they're always calling for wars and violence but they refuse to participate in the military, they throw tantrums when anything doesn't go their way, and they're always trying to coerce society to be more religiously extreme.
Yeah it's so disappointing to see a culture being held hostage by extremists. It's almost like west Asia can never fucking escape these zealots ruining it for everybody.
As someone wirh west Asian roots I wonder how incredible the region would be without religion.
Never go back there