Israel's Response to Hamas Attack Shifts Global Leftist Support
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
After Hamas's October 7 attack, Israel initially received broad support, especially from the global left. This support reportedly waned when Israel retaliated, as the left allegedly believes victims should not fight back. The article claims Israelis reject this victim role, choosing self-defense and self-determination over external validation, viewing the left's stance as a threat to Israel's existence.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Israel received widespread international support after the October 7 Hamas attack, particularly from traditional leftist governments.
- This support reportedly shifted when Israel retaliated against Hamas, with the left allegedly condemning Israel's response.
- The article claims the traditional left believes victims should not fight back, as it negates their victim status.
- Israelis are portrayed as rejecting the victim role and taking their fate into their own hands by fighting aggressors.
- The author suggests the left's perspective poses an existential threat to the Jewish state.
- The article criticizes the left's focus on victimhood and claims of social injustice.
Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, which resulted in over a thousand deaths and more than two hundred hostages taken, Israel received widespread international support, particularly from traditional leftist governments. These entities initially expressed strong sympathy for the Israeli victims. However, this sentiment reportedly shifted dramatically after Israel retaliated against Hamas. The article contends that the traditional left believes victims should not respond to aggression with force, arguing that doing so negates their victim status and equates them with the aggressor. Consequently, the article claims, these groups now condemn Israel, asserting no difference between Israel and Hamas because both sides kill civilians. The author suggests that these "progressive people" only support those who express suffering and claim emotional harm or social injustice. The article asserts that Israelis reject these "tyrannical role-playing games" imposed by the traditional left, viewing them as a path to the destruction of the Jewish state. Instead, Israelis are portrayed as taking their fate into their own hands by fighting back against aggressors without relying on external intervention. The author notes that not all Israelis adopt this stance, with some still seeking to win sympathy by playing the victim. The piece concludes by suggesting that if Israel were destroyed, survivors might receive temporary global pity, but the focus would soon shift to new "victims," forcing Jews to seek refuge elsewhere and eventually return to Israel to build a state where they control their own destiny and do not play the role of victims.