Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
Some truth to this, for sure. Add in that some in the West view Israel as a sort of apology for failing to act against the Nazi pogroms against European Jews and you can see where some in the West view Israelis as an "us" to the Arab world "them."

Grossly oversimplifies the whole thing of course, but many of us like our cognitive efforts kept simple.

Most of my students view the actions of Israel in Gaza as a wrong, but they know little about it -- certainly far less then they know about the judging panel of the Voice or which acts are performing at which club.
What isn't a simplification is that neither side wanted us to remain there. So we're gone, and good riddance to us, and good riddance to that hellhole that they call the holy land. Whoever wants it is welcome to it.