I think support for Israel is stronger in North America because even most of those that call themselves ‘hard left’ are unwilling to see themselves as colonizers and part of the ongoing oppression. Sure they say they support rights for Native Americans… but how many are emmigrating? How many would cheer when their family or friends are killed for Native Americans to retake their land?
Deep down a lot of North Americans know they’re just like the zionists but do the pro Palestine gig to compensate for this
And yet even with all of what you pointed out there is still more support for Palestinians in North America than there is in Germany. Perhaps the rest of Europe is better, i know Ireland definitely is, but in Germany it is catastrophic. It is almost illegal to express support for the cause of Palestine here, you can get in serious trouble if you call Israel an apartheid state, and most of the “left” with the sole exception of communists parrots the same “Israel has a right to exist and defend itself line”.
I think support for Israel is stronger in North America because even most of those that call themselves ‘hard left’ are unwilling to see themselves as colonizers and part of the ongoing oppression. Sure they say they support rights for Native Americans… but how many are emmigrating? How many would cheer when their family or friends are killed for Native Americans to retake their land?
Deep down a lot of North Americans know they’re just like the zionists but do the pro Palestine gig to compensate for this
And yet even with all of what you pointed out there is still more support for Palestinians in North America than there is in Germany. Perhaps the rest of Europe is better, i know Ireland definitely is, but in Germany it is catastrophic. It is almost illegal to express support for the cause of Palestine here, you can get in serious trouble if you call Israel an apartheid state, and most of the “left” with the sole exception of communists parrots the same “Israel has a right to exist and defend itself line”.