Sudan Massacre

[TSwizzle]

Some folks here seem to think we're supposed to be mindful of Israel's needs but pay no mind to its flaws.

Do you mean me? If so, then yes, I am curious as to why, out of the scores of atrocities going on in the world daily right now (and Sudan seems a particularly vicious and brutal one) it is the atrocities in a tiny sliver of land on the med where the Jews live that invokes such outrage in lefties, why the main stream media studiously report on it and why Owen Jones of Teh Gruaniad questions whether October 7th was really that bad. I think I know why but I can't be sure.

I think you think it's because Israel is the Jewish State and you believe anyone who would criticize Israeli policies must be prejudiced against Jews.

I wouldn't say anyone and everyone who criticizes Israel or Israeli policies are prejudiced against Jews but I think an awful lot of them are and of those remaining, you scratch the surface and their motives are questionable.

I think it's because Israel has had America's rapt attention since the 1970s,

I am not talking about "America" specifically, whatever that means (US government?). I'm noticing that the lefties here in the states and across Europe have a weird obsession with Jews and Israel. In the UK, there are now two parties (they are both a joke but certainly attract a certain demography) who are pretty much aligned with Hamas. Worrying times if you are a Jew in Europe.

 

[Gospel]

5. Who else is there? China? That might be the least bad option.

I agree. The issue with China is that its involvement tends to focus narrowly on its own interests, which means it often overlooks the political and social realities on the ground. That’s why its track record in Sudan is far from perfect. Many Sudanese, especially those suffering the most right now, might accept China as a mediator simply because they want the killing to stop, not because they trust China or genuinely want their shit leadership involved.

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

Some folks here seem to think we're supposed to be mindful of Israel's needs but pay no mind to its flaws.

Do you mean me? If so, then yes, I am curious as to why, out of the scores of atrocities going on in the world daily right now (and Sudan seems a particularly vicious and brutal one) it is the atrocities in a tiny sliver of land on the med where the Jews live that invokes such outrage in lefties, why the main stream media studiously report on it and why Owen Jones of Teh Gruaniad questions whether October 7th was really that bad. I think I know why but I can't be sure.

I think you think it's because Israel is the Jewish State and you believe anyone who would criticize Israeli policies must be prejudiced against Jews.

I wouldn't say anyone and everyone who criticizes Israel or Israeli policies are prejudiced against Jews but I think an awful lot of them are and of those remaining, you scratch the surface and their motives are questionable.

I think it's because Israel has had America's rapt attention since the 1970s,

I am not talking about "America" specifically, whatever that means (US government?). I'm noticing that the lefties here in the states and across Europe have a weird obsession with Jews and Israel. In the UK, there are now two parties (they are both a joke but certainly attract a certain demography) who are pretty much aligned with Hamas. Worrying times if you are a Jew in Europe.

The only danger to Jews in Europe is the resurgence of right wingers in Europe.
Many of the opponents of what Netanyahu and the IDF are doing are Jews, both inside and outside Israel. Do these people have a weird obsession with Jews and Israel? Or are they simply concerned about what the Israeli government is doing (allegedly on their behalf)?
Incidentally, what the Jewish settlers are doing is so bad, that recently even Netanyahu criticized them.