Comment by simonh
2 years ago
I am not claiming Israel is ideal, it certainly isn't. The nakba was a real event too. There are plenty of jewish extremists.
I am simply pointing out that decrying Israel as an ethno-state while giving Arab countries a free pass on that, or even denying their mass expulsions and appropriation of property happened at all, is absurd.
First of all, Israel is being criticized because their war is partly being bankrolled by US congress. North Korea also gets up to all sorts of monkey business but at least that bill is not on US tax payers.
Second of all, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
Who's funding what is certainly a relevant issue, but not what we're discussing in this comment thread.
It's not whataboutism because I am in no way using Arab countries behaviour to justify, distract or change the subject from anything done by Israel or Jewish extremists, which I have recognised and criticised. I am pointing out obviously false claims, blatant hypocrisy, and arguing that illegal and immoral behaviours on both sides should be condemned.