>>513299713
Starting from afar -
Today's Zeitgeist is the idea that the weak and small are virtuous, victimized, oppressed etc., while the strong and dominant have gained their position by oppression. The idea is that the world is a zero-sum game. This is the reason the youth play victimhood games and compete on how messed up their own life is, although this isn't a new phenomenon. This is one aspect of why Israel is criticized in this war, and also the reason that the far left is so unanimous in their opinion about it.
Secondly, the Gaza situation is absolutely a tool to harass Israel, and the means is tarnishing of image. Many tactics used against Israel have exactly the intent of making the IDF look bad (again. a lot to expand on here). If Iran didn't have a hand in this conflict it would look very differently. Gaza is the only place in the world where the status of "refugee" is passed down generationally. It is a poker to stick in Israel's side.
Thirdly - people in the west have no idea what Islam is. They believe they are just like them. Lol.