Comment by CapricornNoble

> How does something occurring in Palestine justify this?

The real question is, would that have happened if it were not for:

-demonstrated brutality against the Palestinian population

-explicit creation of the Israeli state tied to a particular ethno-religious identity

If there had been no violence, and if Israel had just been a newly-independent country with the creation led by but not defined by the culture of the Jewish immigrants, would there have been a purge across the region? Personally I think not.

I'm trying to highlight that there is significantly more nuance to the creation of Israel beyond "we just showed up one day and everyone was mean to us for no reason" which, IMO, has surprisingly crept into numerous comments even on HN where you would expect such an educated demographic to know better...