And this is the liberal israeli newspaper.

His words touched me, and suddenly I understood how preoccupied I had been with the question of whether they “like us,” or at least “don’t hate us,” or if they “understand the complexity.” I would mutter to myself “Oy, oy, oy,” every time I saw more graffiti of a Palestinian flag spray-painted in yet another corner of the island.

I paid very little attention to the essence of this whole campaign, to the feelings of terror and sorrow of those who try to fight against Israel and in so doing fight against me too. Maybe that’s simply what we wanted when we traveled abroad, an emotional disconnect. The bottom line: Anyone who wants emotional detachment would be better off not travelling to Europe now – or to the West at all. India, Kenya and Nigeria. That’s what’s left.

Incredible stuff. Feels persecuted by seeing a palestinian flag. Wants people to “understand the complexity” of the genocide Israel is waging. Wants to “emotionally disconnect” instead of trying to figure out why Israel makes people feel terror and sorrow.

Also fucked to be like, “at least we can still travel to India, where Hindu nationalists approve of our genocide”