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Call me naive, but the article struck it home - to me - that there are everyday normal people, like you and me, in support of what Israel (the state) is doing.
Or that’s what I infer.
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Yes there are, and I have issue with them.
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I think the latest Ezra Klein show has some interesting stuff to say on this area. https://open.spotify.com/episode/73Swv9mL6FhQB4pwDBKouS?si=Vc3GbrsQR1i4SgwD8EHXJw
I'm not sure support is always that black and white. I can well imagine there is still a lot of grief and "something needs to be done" emotions. It's not something I've brought up with our Jewish friends as I have very strong views on Israel's actions past and present. So we've just tried to be supportive to them as people and know we're here.
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This is something that's very live on our local nursery and parental WhatsApp chats. It permeates in all sorts of ways - one secular friend is looking at schools and was considering a religious school as its good. Now that they'd have to wear a yarmulke is a factor in the decision.
It has always been generally depressing how much security public Jewish spaces have - we went to a birthday party in the school hall of a Jewish school and even at the weekend you still have security. Likewise the nursery I walk past to get to the station has always had security. But it suddenly feels a lot more live.