Yes, there are important differences between being innocent of heinous crimes and not sharing moral and cultural culpability for supporting and cultivating those crimes. There is a continuum of "innocence," and Palestinians as a people (which they claim to be), beginning at early ages, are active participants in systemic, longstanding hatred and violence against Israel and the Jewish people.
Applying the same rationale , there are no innocent Israelis in the harassment and crimes perpetrated by Settlers against Palestinian peasants , nor were Israelis innocent in the mass expulsion of the residents of Lod or in the massacres of Palestinians during the War of Independence , as documented by Benny Morris.
Hi Mati, applying black and white thinking is definitely not the aim here. There are Israelis who are very much anti-Palestinian and could also be described as terrorists. The question is how many Israelis — what percentage — we are talking about. Based on my knowledge, less than 10% of Israelis believe and engage in such behavior, or are willing to enable others to engage in it. The numbers I referred to in this essay are far higher than 10% of Palestinians who are either terrorists or supporters of them.
"Nearly three in four Palestinians believe that Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 was correct, and the ensuing war in Gaza has increased support for the militant Islamic group both in the enclave and in the West Bank, according to a survey by a respected Palestinian research institute. The findings of the Palestinian Center for Policy Survey and Research (PCPSR) were published as international alarm grows over the growing number of Palestinian civilians killed in the Israeli counteroffensive against Hamas, now in its third month. Around 72% of those interviewed in Gaza said they believed that Hamas' decision to launch the offensive in southern Israel was correct.".
Yes, there are important differences between being innocent of heinous crimes and not sharing moral and cultural culpability for supporting and cultivating those crimes. There is a continuum of "innocence," and Palestinians as a people (which they claim to be), beginning at early ages, are active participants in systemic, longstanding hatred and violence against Israel and the Jewish people.
Applying the same rationale , there are no innocent Israelis in the harassment and crimes perpetrated by Settlers against Palestinian peasants , nor were Israelis innocent in the mass expulsion of the residents of Lod or in the massacres of Palestinians during the War of Independence , as documented by Benny Morris.
Hi Mati, applying black and white thinking is definitely not the aim here. There are Israelis who are very much anti-Palestinian and could also be described as terrorists. The question is how many Israelis — what percentage — we are talking about. Based on my knowledge, less than 10% of Israelis believe and engage in such behavior, or are willing to enable others to engage in it. The numbers I referred to in this essay are far higher than 10% of Palestinians who are either terrorists or supporters of them.
"Nearly three in four Palestinians believe that Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 was correct, and the ensuing war in Gaza has increased support for the militant Islamic group both in the enclave and in the West Bank, according to a survey by a respected Palestinian research institute. The findings of the Palestinian Center for Policy Survey and Research (PCPSR) were published as international alarm grows over the growing number of Palestinian civilians killed in the Israeli counteroffensive against Hamas, now in its third month. Around 72% of those interviewed in Gaza said they believed that Hamas' decision to launch the offensive in southern Israel was correct.".