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In reply to the discussion: Both right. Both wrong. But only one really bears responsibility. [View all]Warpy
(111,257 posts)I think it's hard for outsiders to "get" what the state of Israel means even to those Jews who have absolutely no interest in going there: it's the one place they can go without trouble if the world produces another antisemitic death machine like it did in the 1930s.
A lot of folks are silent about this because they fear being disloyal to their last possible refuge should the shit ever hit the fan in their direction again.
However, a few open ended questions will turn up a lot of very decent people who want Israel to survive, but not like this. The cost is too high. Bibi's got to go, and with him, the war hawks. Not only are they courting absolute ruin by alienating all their allies, they're also alienating the people with the greatest reason to support them.