[viccis]

>Ironically, the nice people at the other pub who told me are Lebanese.

Why is it ironic that an Arab would be nice to you? Ignoring the racial/national assumption here, political views from diasporic Arabs, especially older ones who immigrated many years ago, are incredibly diverse and often more contingent on their local issues than world politics. People make the same mistake when assuming political views towards Mexico from Latinos (both Tejano and Mexican) in Texas, for example.

>my old antifa "friends"

Most antifa folks are gonna have a very clear cut moral stance on the state of Israel, even before Hamas' military began the Al-Aqsa Flood operation. Be honest now, have they distanced themselves from you because of your identity, or is it because of your opinions on the actions of the state of Israel? Because even the most hardline "antifa" types I know are more than happy to organize with the likes of SJP and similar organizations of Jewish and Israeli people.

[SR2Z]

If OP's opinions on Israel include it having a right to exist, a leftie group would absolutely throw him out.

Unfortunately most people seem allergic to nuance on this topic, which really sucks for both Palestinians and Israelis.