What is the Israel thing going on?

_number8_@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 192 points –

seems like the 'safe' public opinion is 'we stand behind israel' and the left opinion is palestinian support

i don't live there i don't have any particular interest or fascination with the region i don't understand any of this pls don't yell at me

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Really nice summary. Heads up you say Pakistani instead of Palestinian a few times.

Never knew about the Uganda thing. Fascinating. Must read more on that.

Thanks, sorry about that. I meant Palestinian.

Another indigenous population beginning with P who got fucked over by brits who had never been to the area. Easy mistake to make.

I mean, I do know the difference between Pakistani and Palestinians. It's just that I know significantly more Pakistanis than Palestinians, so my brain autocompleted wrong.

Sorry to all Palestinians/Pakistanis I might have offended here!

Having said that, the Palestine territory was not chosen arbitrarily, but probably because of the significance Jerusalem has to the Jews, where their ancient kingdom and temple had been.