[Sparkle-san]

Because there is often a large tech component to it. The United States and Israel have two of the most advanced high-tech sectors in the world and they are playing a large role in this conflict.

[muzani]

And the people on HN work disproportionately in such companies, so it hits closer to home.

If Microsoft, Meta, Palantir, OpenAI, etc, were complicit in genocide in Sudan, Sudan would have much more attention.