This is my experience as well. Many of the passionate and intelligent young people I know are very naive about geopolitical realities and quick to protest without a complete understanding of the issues. For some reason the kids I know seem to have a blind spot when it comes to what is happening in Gaza. While I find many of Israel’s actions troubling (and agree with their views of Netanyahu as a wannabe dictator), the fact that they are unaware or dismissive of the Palestinian’s contribution to the conflict is mind boggling. They seem to accept the narrative that Jewish settlers came and kicked out innocent Palestinians from their land without question - as opposed to looking into the very convoluted history which featured questionable behavior from many sides.
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