[jrapdx3]

My observation is that it's not HN/YC per se who do the bashing, rather it's a subset of readers who seem to hold anti-Israel biases, thus the "Israel is automatically wrong" type of comments that frequently appear in discussions.

That doesn't necessarily equate to antisemitism but doesn't exclude it either. Anti-Israel sentiment is often associated with strains of "social liberalism"[0] and related political positions, leading to anti-Israel comments being made in the context of policy discussion.

OTOH HN readers have shown keen interest in Israeli technological developments. At times praise for their successes has been evident, so obviously not all comments about Israel are negative. I've had the idea there are distinct subsets of HN users with different attitudes. Depending on the subject matter, one or another group is more inspired to add comments.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism

Edit: added reference