Originally Posted by
Thedude86
Try being a Jew and walk into East Jerusalem. (Or other Arab controlled areas in Israel). See how welcome you feel, if you even make it out. Now try being a Muslim and walking anywhere you feel like in the entire country… you’re gonna be completely fine.
Just like a few other posters on here, you’re only seeing one side on the American media. Most Americans are completely clueless on what Israelis have had to deal with everyday for thousands of years, especially the last few decades. There’s a reason the so called “apartheid state” exists.
Even as “oppressed” as Americans are misled into thinking Palestinians are… they still have more rights and freedoms in Israel (a Jewish nation) than they would in many neighboring middle eastern (Arab/Muslim) countries. Especially women and anyone who identifies with LGBTQ.
they know more than you because they read about it. You’ve only been there regularly, have family there, and know the issue intimately but you haven’t read about it so take a back seat and let the armchair experts explain to you how you’re wrong.
I’m not sure if it’s uniquely American, but we certainly have a tendency to read a little bit on a subject and then believe we are the authority on it.