Obsession with Israel

Firstly, people do criticise the governments of all of the countries you list. Regularly.

Maybe your misunderstanding about the criticisms of the Israeli government is because your media isn't giving you the information that outsiders are receiving.

And I make the distinction very clearly, people are criticising the policies that your government have pursued.

People saying it is "hatred of Jews" have simply accepted an easy but fallacious argument that is perpetuated in your society and in your media, namely that any criticism of the the Israeli government is anti-Semitism, this is a completely disingenuous explanation designed to end analysis. It's like american's saying "they hate our freedom". It's nonsense but it's a way of avoiding the truth. And it's an easy explanation that you can tell children etc. The truth is that the world doesn't care about your religion, people care about the actions of the Israeli government. The slaughter of civilians, the lies, the wars and the weapons. Seeing Israeli military spokesmen lying about using extreme violence against defenceless civilians, Billions of dollars of American military technology used against people who make home-made and almost laughably ineffective rockets. Putting laser guided, satellite guided bombs into civilian shelters and claiming they had weapons. Using wars to win elections. People live in horrendous circumstances because your government built walls around them. Your government have created a type of Warsaw ghetto and if any people should have sympathy then it should be the Israeli's. But instead it is easier to avoid the truth and avoid the discussion. Just say that people hate jews because then you don't need to think. Your government have stolen their land and devastated what they have left. It is a most unpleasant abuse of power imaginable.

It is not anyone else's fault if you fail to understand. I'm sure that your media are doing an excellent job of misinforming you as well

The world must seem baffling to you.

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