> Most Israelis do not hate Palestinians. There might be some. There are enough incidents of needless cruelty or provocations, such as [1] or [2] - and in turn

> Most Israelis do not hate Palestinians. There might be some. There are enough incidents of needless cruelty or provocations, such as [1] or [2] - and in turn hatred against Israeli pro-peace groups that want to break the cycle [3]. I think those are hard to explain if there wasn't widespread, systemic hatred and dehumanization of Palestinians in Israeli society. They also feature the only national-league soccer club where racism is official policy [4] Also: The IDF prides itself to be a "citizens' army" that is deeply embedded into Israeli society. Yet at the same time, a substantial part of the IDF's activities is protecting the settlers in the West Bank, and generally maintaining the occupation there. If the settlers were really a fringe minority with no support in wider society, I'd expect to see some form of protest against that kind of duty. Yet, there isn't any. [1] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-28/ty-article-magazine/.premium/soldiers-excrements-in-pots-when-the-idf-took-over-hundreds-of-houses-in-the-west-bank/00000198-5103-db49-a5de-f3d721a00000?gift=0434f876b4a242999aa97fb878f11478 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-28/ty-article-ma... [2] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-27/ty-article/.premium/the-flag-march-in-jerusalem-reaches-a-new-low-mocking-the-dead-children-of-gaza/00000197-1068-da0b-abd7-92fb6eab0000?gift=b97af6998f8545db955c4238c6546f09 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-27/ty-article/.p... [3] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-03/ty-article/.premium/from-the-first-grade-to-the-grave-israelis-are-educated-to-dehumanize-palestinians/00000189-b817-d821-afdd-bb37927a0000?gift=66c5059b29fa40af9bfbabec26487032 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-03/ty-article/.p... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitar_Jerusalem_F.C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitar_Jerusalem_F.C.