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So you think Israel = Netanyahu
no, I think the actions of the government are owned by the government, and governments are known by their leadership. It's right to hold leadership in any country to account, and to call out their bad actions and bad motives. it's not an apples to applies comparison, but the UK isn't without our own examples of a govt acting in a way that the people disagree with to a horrific humanitarian outcome, i.e. Blair govt going to war in Iraq despite the largest protests the UK has ever had.
one can definitely call out the leaders for their shit.
Velocio-
I agree with all of that, but I'm trying to give Israel's left wingers a bit of credit for their humanitarian, progressive thinking. They get ignored in the UK but if you read their words it's striking how similar they are to the pro-Palestine voices in our country. If you or I lived in Israel, I reckon we'd get pretty pissed off with the whole world assuming that we want to bathe in Palestinian blood. Assuming that Netanyahu = Israel is the foundation of modern anti-semitism. We see that everywhere. It's as wrong as the whole world thinking that all the British support Tory plans to send migrants to Rwanda.
nick_h.
So you think Israel = Netanyahu. Even though his days are numbered. And he's being blamed by his own people for strengthening Hamas and causing the invasion. And there are millions of left wing Israelis who want a two state solution.