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In reply to the discussion: anti-genocide is not anti-Semitism [View all]wnylib
(22,205 posts)of those young people are, they are misinformed by pro Palestinian distortions.
People die in wars. If Israel is committing genocide, then every war is genocidal.
It is a myth that Israel is bombing people indescriminately. Israel is targeting Hamas. Hamas is holed up underneath civilian homes and institutions.
War is terrible because of the loss of life and destruction. It should be avoided whenever possible. But when militant terrorists attack with the stated intent of destroying your entire nation and obliterating the entire population, then you have to fight back in self defense.
Young people are seeing the surface of the situation in news clips, but are not informed on the broader picture and complexity of the situation. They are getting their information from Palestinian websites that call for protests with distorted information and loaded language.