It has become personal, you are dead right. In so many ways. As a 6th generation outspoken, Australian, who cherishes democracy, equal human rights for all and freedom of speech, I have never before experienced this feeling of verbal restriction and handicapping. I have been personally attacked by "friends" who aren't even Jewish but have Jewish friends, so they had a go at me for being "too one sided" and "not reading the room" simply because I expressed shock at the level of targeted violence at children and the general lack of empathy for the whole mess. They didn't approve of my sharing posts or being so public about attending protest marches. WOW. That rocked me. I just assumed everyone I knew would be equally horrified. But no. It seems if you hang with a certain crowd, you cover for them and remove any humanity from the equation because it's only people who don't matter who are copping what they deserve. What a way to be woken up to reality. Jolted. The Palestinians have been opening my eyes in ways I never expected, but I will remain eternally grateful for. We can see who the terrorists are and they wear suits and sit in the White House and the Knesset.
It has become personal, you are dead right. In so many ways. As a 6th generation outspoken, Australian, who cherishes democracy, equal human rights for all and freedom of speech, I have never before experienced this feeling of verbal restriction and handicapping. I have been personally attacked by "friends" who aren't even Jewish but have Jewish friends, so they had a go at me for being "too one sided" and "not reading the room" simply because I expressed shock at the level of targeted violence at children and the general lack of empathy for the whole mess. They didn't approve of my sharing posts or being so public about attending protest marches. WOW. That rocked me. I just assumed everyone I knew would be equally horrified. But no. It seems if you hang with a certain crowd, you cover for them and remove any humanity from the equation because it's only people who don't matter who are copping what they deserve. What a way to be woken up to reality. Jolted. The Palestinians have been opening my eyes in ways I never expected, but I will remain eternally grateful for. We can see who the terrorists are and they wear suits and sit in the White House and the Knesset.
Go Hamas. Go the Houthis. Go Herzbollah.