[shilgapira]

Would you have written the same sentence only with "China" and "Tiananmen Square"?

It's really interesting to see these small mask-off moments when relatively veteran HN users allow themselves to indulge in such obvious bigotry as this comment.

Weird how you only really see this happening when the post has some relation to the Jewish state.

[tdeck]

Nothing you wrote actually refutes my point that these people not only escaped consequences, but they were protected by rioters and then becane celebrities in the Israeli late night circuit. Remind me which other countries had a debate in their parliament about whether it was OK to gang r*ape a prisoner in the rectum and send them to the hospital? When countries commit atrocities like that it's normal for there to be backlash.

Apparently it's a mask off moment to notice these things? Or maybe you should examine why you think they're normal.

[gryzzly]

Did you dig deep into what Syrian regime did to Syrians? What about Russian atrocities? Not to mention Sudan. Maybe you were defending Yezidis? I doubt you ever mentioned any war crimes in any of these conflicts.

[cess11]

The israeli impunity has likely made Russia more ruthless in Ukraine, with for example attacks on hospitals. Sudan is an interesting example to bring up, since the RSF is closely connected with Israel's friends in the UAE, and the UAE has recently asked the US to help them avoid responsibility for what they've done.

The Assad regime clinged to power in part in the way it did because it was what Israel preferred, israeli elites have been very afraid of what would follow the fall of Assad, which is likely why they've bombed Syria more or less constantly since then and occupies a large portion of the country. In the West many people believe the Assad dynasty to have been a clean iranian asset, but this isn't true. Bashar had good relations with security services in many other countries, and was one recipient of people collected by the US for torture during the so called War on Terror. Besides Beirut and possibly Amman it's likely Damascus was the most important spy hub in the region.

The fate of Syria is an enormous tragedy, that could likely have been avoided.

[gryzzly]

as I assumed, any evil in the world is because of jews (and their "friends") in your eyes. Was it also the jews who made Russia ruthless in Chechnya? How about Gulag? Must have been Israel’s fault! And what about the Khmer Rouge? I’m sure you will find a jewish trace there. Thanks for clarifying, but be aware your hate is always transparent to some.

[cess11]

To understand this reaction it might be a good idea to watch this Yoav Shamir documentary from 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAjc1OSrmY .

It is antisemitic to equate 'the jews' with zionism and the state of Israel.

[gryzzly]

plurality of opinion is a wonderful thing, but one fringe position doesn’t make a person right or the authority on a subject.

Self reflection is great, and also is greatly missing from how you describe the palestinians. The palestinians don’t have agency in your view, and are only victims which is simply not the case.

The fact the jews are free to speak what they think (unlike majority of palestinians) is great, however one jew’s opinion doesn’t deny the opinion of majority of jews – that’s pretty easy. And your accusations of genocide and hateful intent on the side of all israelis (including these who go to IDF to protect their families), and claims of "shooting children" intentionally are all simply showing the fact that you are an antisemite, and majority of jews will feel the same way, no matter how many exceptions, Finkelsteins, or Shamirs you will find.