Ideology is basically the opposite of nuance.

I see your point, but it can also be frustrating when people “both-sides” every atrocity. It’s sort of like saying “All Lives Matter” at every police shooting.

I guess. But, the conflict in the middle east is insanely complex. Anyone claiming you can simplify the situation into "good guys" vs "bad guys" just doesn't understand the history of the region. Or they're lying about it, because they want a sports team.

> It’s sort of like saying “All Lives Matter” at every police shooting.

Eh. I hear that as a less articulate, more annoying way to say "I care more generally about police violence more than police violence against black people, specifically." Seems reasonable to me, even if people bring it up in an oblique way.

It's less "both sides" and more "two of the four sides." There is Hamas, the weak but fanatical terrorist organization, the powerful and cruel ruling Israeli administration and military, the Palestinian citizens struggling to survive, and the Israeli citizens. The latter two are mostly not committing crimes against humanity¹. By the laws of war Israel signed into, civilians should be protected. Civilians are not parties in a war

1: The violent Israeli settlers, if certain accounts are true, are committing crimes against humanity. But you can't punish every Israeli just because they share nationality with a criminal. Just like we shouldn't starve Palestinians who live in the same area as Hamas.

I haven't seen any proposal that seeks to punish regular Israeli citizens. Is there anything specific you're referring to?

No. I'm just saying we should remember that regular Palestinian citizens deserve the same compassion and support as the regular Israeli citizens.

That’s how every war since the beginning of time has worked. Most people aren’t into mass murder until you dehumanize the “bad guys” and make it a team vs team thing.

Look at how many Americans clamor for the mass murder of enslaved Russian teenagers.