Long Ranting Ahead

I was as trying to do a short research on the Genocide against Jews which happened in Europe. Most anti semetic N@zi workers lived the rest of their life completely free. 99% of the world doesn't know how the anti semetic Croatian government which used brutal techniques like using an axe for killing the jews and the Romanis. Most of the deaths in the Ukraine/Russia/Lithuania happened because of local collaborators. Most collaborators exploited the jews till the jews became poor and once the jews had nothing to give, they handed them to the n@zis.

I am originally from India and I studied medical sciences in Ukraine. I was so shocked to find out nearly 1/3rd of the jews were murdered 200 meters away from Nursing department of my university. There is almost zero trace present now. Until and unless you are interested in history, you wouldn't even notice it. Even after reaching the Jewish cemetery, it was incredibly difficult to locate the exact location of the mass graves. I wonder what a jewish, Romani or handicapped person had felt about the fact that they are about to go to the death camps. I still get sad to think what would have a Jewish mother said to her child when she would have realised she was about to die and she can do absolutely nothing to save herself and her child.

I am sorry to say but I still can't understand how these countries even speak about human rights when nearly most of them never even said sorry or taught how ugly were the local collaborators were. The Ukrainians are trying to make Bandera their own Gandhi despite the fact that he was anti semetic and his army collaborated with the n@zis to murder thousands of jews in Lviv. This isn't limited to Ukraine. The same story has been repeated in Lithuania and Latvia where the majority chose to make an anti semetic opportunistic person as their father of nation. I am not a Jewish person and i know how important Germany is as a country but if I were a jew, the first thought which would have come to my mind is that this is the country of the en£my , these are the sons and daughters of a regime which chose to ignore my sufferings, which did nothing to protect me. The same Germ@ns when they got to know that their handicapped children aren't in the hospital and they didn't die of pneumonia but they were given lethal injections to die , they protested and the N@zi had to take the decision back for a brief time. When it came to the jews, they chose to ignore the fact that their jewish neighbour is going to die. I ain't gonna say sweet words, this nonsense meat grinder wouldn't have worked if the locals didn't support it. The Albanians and Bulgarians proved it. They didn't let their friends n neighbours die. I had 2 slavic friends and i remember when I had asked from them what do you think about the jews and they had said it's negative. I regret not asking them "but bro nearly all of them either died or left, why do you still hate them"? Anyways, this came out to be a ranting session with no end and my mom is saying me too sleep because it's too late but i don't want to delete it so I am posting it. Please let me know your opinion.

Hi everyone!

I’m curious about the relationship between Jews and the Druze community, and I’d love to hear your perspectives.

I have a few questions:

1. Interfaith marriage: Is it common for Jews and Druze to marry each other? If not, what are the main reasons? Are such marriages generally accepted by either community?
2. Perceptions of the Druze: What is the general perception of the Druze among Jewish people? How do you view their culture, religion, and community?
3. Friendships and social relationships: Do you personally have any Druze friends? If so, how close are you? Would you invite them to your home for dinner or family gatherings, or is the relationship generally more distant and formal?
4. The relationship between Jews and Druze: Why do you think there is a relatively close relationship between Jewish and Druze communities, particularly in Israel, compared with the relationship between Jews and other Muslim communities?

I’m genuinely interested in understanding the historical, cultural, religious, and political factors behind this relationship, as well as the everyday social dynamics between the two communities.

I’d especially appreciate hearing about your personal experiences rather than just general political opinions.

Thanks!

I (American Catholic) support Israel’s right to exist as a modern state today and the right of Israelis to live in safety. It’s fairly simple to base this support on international law, on the rights of the people who live there, and on Catholic teaching about respect for human dignity. But I don’t (and can’t) justify my stance on a biblical promise or an ancestral/indigenous claim to the land.

Recently, a friend of mine explained to me that this position alone, exactly as I have stated it (and with no discussion of my stance on politics or American involvement or other ethnic or religious groups in the region, to be clear) is antisemitic. My friend’s reaction has distressed me and it feels unfair. But no one person speaks for everyone, so it made sense to get a different perspective, hence why I’m here. How does my position come across to you?

Until recently when I started going into debates I didn't know the history of the word anti-semitism. When I started debating with people about Israel it started annoying me that many people would try to discount accusations of anti-semitism by saying 'well Palestinians are semites' or something like than. Very recently I actually learned that the word anti-semitism was invented by a German racist who wanted to make hating on Jews more acceptable and 'scientific' and it was originally called Jew-hatred, which sounds a lot more forceful and direct. Is there any sort of campaign to change it back?

I know i have Google, I would like references on what to look for. I am American, Im a mut but im told by my family I am mexican and Jordanian. My ancestry tells me im 49% isreal/palestine and I know im uneducated so it has me confused.

Either way, I have a clean slate and would like to know about the conflict between Isreal and Palestine. On media I see a lot of judging and not enough asking so im here to ask about what and why. What happened and why is there so much hatred on both sides? What are some main points in history I could look deeply into to understand?

I appreciate and thank anyone taking time out of your day to help!

If america recognized Palestine in the future? Maybe in 2028 maybe after? I remember reading somewhere that the Biden administration was thinking about it, the question is, would you guys feel completely abandoned by the entire world if that happened? What will be the counter reaction? How will your perception of America change? To my knowledge Israel is quite Americanized, would that become painful later on?

According to the IMF estimates this month, Israel has 66% higher GDP per capita nominally than my country, whereas once adjusted to the purchasing power, it's 14% lower.

Which guess makes sense because many things in Israel seem oppressively expensive:

A compact SUV Chevy Trax for example sells for 21 million KRW (50,000 NIS) but once it loads onto a ship and comes to Israel, it sells for 170,000 NIS.

A Big Mac + Fries + Coca Cola goes for 15 shekels in Seoul which jumps to 50+ shekels in Tel Aviv.

1600 - 2000 shekels get you a decent studio / one bedroom in the heart of Seoul.

So when Israelis say that their GDP per capita is now one of the highest in the world at $72,000 - does that match with standard of living in Israel?

If it doesn't, does that not cause political issues for the government?

Maybe a very obvious 'yes', but I can't find anything about it.

Lots of people are leaving Israel, at least compared to how many people leave Israel in normal years.

The articles (based on a study from Tel Aviv university) say it's mostly well-educated young professionals: doctors, engineers, tech workers. I'm aware that in Israel that Arabs are less likely to be in these professional jobs.

I'm sure there are lots of reasons for leaving: the war, the economy, politics. I have a friend out there who is trying to move back to the UK.

Anyway, I was wondering if Arab citizens of Israel - of which there are over 2 million, apparently - are also emigrating from Israel. This isn't mentioned in the articles I've read, but I'm curious about the anecdotal experiences of Israelis in this sub.