I think Germany in 30s had broadly a very similar mindset, being humiliated, driven to utter poverty, and they felt they were doing what was necessary to surviv

I think Germany in 30s had broadly a very similar mindset, being humiliated, driven to utter poverty, and they felt they were doing what was necessary to survive as a nation. I guess you don't hear that as an excuse for their WWII atrocities often. In other situation it would be funny to point direct parallels between above and state of Israel, but this ain't even slightly funny topic. They achieved impressive things, but these kind of actions make them lose any moral points pretty quickly.