>>935711637Honestly, I give you props for admitting that, more people should have the balls to say it.
But to answer:
No, people wouldn’t “be on Israel’s side” even if it wasn’t taken by force. The issue isn’t just how it was created it’s what it’s done since. Decades of occupation, displacement, and human rights violations.
That’s why people criticize Israel the state, not Jews as a people.
Yeah, some react with tribalism, “an attack on Israel is an attack on me as a Jew” but many understand the difference.
The anger isn’t at random civilians or religious Jews. It’s at the government and its policies: bombing Gaza, illegal settlements, apartheid laws, and systemic abuse.
It’s not about religion or race. It’s about power, land, and corruption.