Why is it surprising?

Fwiw my Jewish friends have also been quite vocal in opposing Netanyahu/Likud, usually more vocal than Muslim friends.

I think it’s surprising because Israelis are very loud in their support for Netanyahu. Yeah, there are protests but it polling suggests that the overwhelming majority of Israelis support Netanyahu.

No they are not. It’s like 20%

Comments like that reminds of people asserting blanket statements like: majority of Iranians support the regime and hate Jews!

Like do people not realize Iranian Jews also exist?

Anyway I digress..

Over 60% of Israelis believe there is nobody innocent in Gaza. That’s like the core operating principle of the Netanyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir government. The Israeli street is thoroughly behind the Genocide and the polling has been showing this for over a year.

My gut assumption is that people will default to tribalism, but that has proven to be wrong over the past few years.

Why would that surprise you? I think the opposite opinion is a lot more surprising.

One in every 50 children in Gaza was killed by the Israeli military. That’s like killing a child in every second classroom in the US…

That's a fair point. My gut reaction is that people will default to tribalism, but I think this has been a different situation than most others (and going on a lot longer).

Your sample size of two surely is conclusive? lol

I'm just speaking from my personal experience and don't mean to draw any conclusions about anything.

I can understand your skepticism, but this is an example of what is termed “normal human conversation,” where people share their personal experiences. Quite often, one will find people sharing stories without the backing of statistical evidence.

I think the fact that you have gone on dates with Jewish women shows they don’t really care about being Jewish.