It is a false and self-defeating dichotomy, to think condemning the evil and injustices of others, requires throwing away your own support for justice. Committing or being complicit in symmetric crimes.

Ok, we are close to agreement.

> But over and over again the Palestinians have proven to be their own worse enemies.

That's a good way to put it. Palestinians and sympathizers who support crimes against Israeli’s, are destroying their own people’s prospects.

It is awful and depressing.

Likewise, Israeli settlers, who perpetrate violence against Palestinians, counter productively motivate radicalization against Israel.

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But things go beyond what you have acknowledged.

Israeli's leaders protect those radicals. They are not held accountable.

I am encouraged by the Israeli military's many successes against their enemies. But sad that radicals in Israel, and their crimes, are tolerated and protected by its leadership.