Same reason many in most countries do the same.

A combination of systemic ignorance and being brainwashed, in effect.

Sun Oct 12 2025 20:49:12 UTC from SouthernComputerGeek

I don't understand why so many Israelis are celebrating their defeat.

Consolation is i doubt im around long enough see their destruction.  But if something does not change, its coming.

Mon Oct 13 2025 17:06:09 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Arab/muslim culture sees negotiation as a show of weakness. Clearly the current "war" is problematic for them and the're just taking the opportunity to retrench and come back later. The philistines will not stop their terrorism until the jews are fully exterminated. THEY must be annihilated before they have a chance to do this. Israel must reunify ITS OWN land and not cede any of it to a terrorist state.

Oh, and hell yes a US President who ended eight different wars should get a Nobel Peace Prize.

So looks like Hamas is publicly executing sympathisers.   And if you read about 1/2 down, Trump agreed to let them be the palestinian police, in effect.   wth?  And yes, i agree this just one story, it may not be 100%, but the video is there.. 

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/14/hamas-holds-public-executions-in-the-streets-hours-after-ceasefire-agreement-1592483/

And the King's response:  ( which does verify the story is real )

"Trump on Tuesday said that Hamas had taken out "a couple of gangs that were very bad," and killed a number of gang members. "That didn't bother me much, to be honest with you," he said."

So he's ok with people that have not been proven guilty of anything, to be beaten then shot in the public square. ( or have their boat blown up. )  He's coming for us at some point.

Tue Oct 14 2025 19:18:49 UTC from Nurb432

So looks like Hamas is publicly executing sympathisers.   And if you read about 1/2 down, Trump agreed to let them be the palestinian police, in effect.   wth?  And yes, i agree this just one story, it may not be 100%, but the video is there.. 

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/14/hamas-holds-public-executions-in-the-streets-hours-after-ceasefire-agreement-1592483/

Well that didn't last long. Not that anyone rational and with 1/2 a brain cell expected it to.  Perhaps now we can obliterate Hamas? Please? ( and id like to do the same to rest like them.. )

And the administration is now telling Israel "no, you will not occupy the west bank"   WTF?

Aside from the strategic need, who the hell are we telling an independent nation that they cant protect their people?

I dont keep track of much stuff going on in the world ( hell barely here now either since it pisses me off so much ) so i don't know the details. But i guess over in Sudan, some paramilitary force moved in and is basically killing everyone in sight.  its so bad, ( how bad is it? )  they can actually see the carnage from satellite images.

I have heard it both ways.  

But at this point its all a farce, and if they don't eradicate the enemy totally, it wont matter in another decade.

Sun Nov 09 2025 19:30:37 UTC from LoanShark

2025-10-24 12:14 from Nurb432
And the administration is now telling Israel "no, you will not
occupy the west bank"   WTF?

Aside from the strategic need, who the hell are we telling an
independent nation that they cant protect their people?

They were telling Israel not to formally annex portions, which is not the same thing as telling them not to occupy.

Before I post any more political opinions on this site, can I get a show of hands on who considers themselves "jewish", "hebrew" or "zionist"? 

I mean... I'm still mostly on that side of the aisle compared to Islamic Jihadism. But... I also feel that criticism of the Jewish socialist and communist influences on media, journalism and culture - aren't invalid. 

But I feel like the minute you go, "There sure are a lot of outspoken Jews in Hollywood and Israel does some shifty military-political-espionage shit..." you get called a Nazi - and that isn't fair either. 

I get it... WW2 was terrible for Jews. But I don't think that means we can't EVER again go, "Wait a minute, Israel - WTF was that?" without getting called anti-Semitic. Can we? 

Again. If you're going to respond - identify... Gentile or Jew. Because this BBS seems very "east coast"... to my West Coast sensibilities. 

Sat Nov 22 2025 00:48:43 UTC from LoanShark

The last time I saw you face-to-face, you said "I don't understand antisemitism", but you just demonstrated perfect understanding LOL.

(You are referring to the Islamic concept known as "hudna.")

Tho you have missed most of those arguments during our less than friendly times around here.... I'm none of the above.

But i do support our allies, such as Israel. And it has zero to do with their belief structure or what i feel about that, its that they are an ally. 

The last time I saw you face-to-face, you said "I don't understand antisemitism", but you just demonstrated perfect understanding LOL.

(You are referring to the Islamic concept known as "hudna.")

Oh, I understand antisemitism from the point of view of their natural enemies.  That's pretty easy, it's obvious, and it's repulsive.

What I don't understand is the antisemitism of garden-variety bigots.  The ones who aren't islamofascists but instead flood message boards blaming everything on TEH J00Z!!1 

Again. If you're going to respond - identify... Gentile or Jew. Because this BBS seems very "east coast"... to my West Coast sensibilities. 

Funny thing about that: this room was originally called "Israel".

I'm not sure what part of the east coast you're talking about, but I'd consider the culture here a statistical outlier considering it's based in New York.  Since you asked, however, I'll answer only for myself: I'm a hard core devout Christian, and I am perfectly cool with my Jewish friends and neighbors.  On the world stage, I don't consider "palestine" to be legitimate and I think Israel should completely retake Gaza and the West Bank, handle all further resistance as terrorism, and make itself whole gain.

I also consider the United Nations to be a terrorist group.