That is the one thing I dont get. I keep seeing people say that people cannot criticize israel, but that is _all_ I see in the media and in online forums. _every single pro-israel point_ here is downvoted.
it isn't antisemetic to criticize israel but yikes do people really get passionate about their hatred for it specifically, more so than any other country. antisemitism isn't antizionism but people really do end up parroting the exact same talking points as antisemitism. it really concerns me about HN honestly. at a point people really need to look within themselves and ask are they actually antisemitic?
IMO large part of distaste for Israel is reflection of how criticizing Israel doesn't do shit due to how entrenched and influential Israel Lobby is in US politics and centrality of Israel is to US foreign policy in MENA. Let's be real, Israel isn't going to get substantively sanctioned by US + LIO co for any of the henious shit they do. There's plenty of hate boners for PRC/KSA as well, but also tangible policy/diplomatic actions against these "bad actors" while Israel get's off with relatively light slaps. The long running hypocrisy and impunity is a bad look and triggers broad groups, most of whom IMO are simply anti-Israli influence because it's a reflection on how realist and interest driven US foreign policy actually is. Optically, frequently it looks like US can't keep Israel on a short leash, and sometimes the dog is walking the owner, this pisses off from antisemites who simply hates Jews to murica exceptionalists who thinks Israel is functionally a vassal and everyone in between. TBH pro Israel propaganda is doing pretty well all things considered. Evoking antisemitism seems to work out better than sinophobia or islamaphobia at least in MSM.