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Despite that, isn't there a history of compulsive violence based on skin-based profiling? These are facts, not ideology. 2 off-duty soldiers assaulted after be
by wahnfrieden 1y ago
Despite that, isn't there a history of compulsive violence based on skin-based profiling? These are facts, not ideology.
2 off-duty soldiers assaulted after being mistaken for Arabs
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-off-duty-soldiers-assaulted-after-being-mistaken-for-arabs/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-off-duty-soldiers-assaulted-...
Live TV shows Israeli mob attack motorist they believed to be an Arab
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/13/live-tv-shows-israeli-mob-lynch-motorist-in-tel-aviv-suburb https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/13/live-tv-shows-...
Israeli soldier kills Jewish civilian in 'identity mishap'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34602287 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34602287
3 hostages killed by Israeli soldier in Gaza were waving a white flag, Israel says https://www.npr.org/2023/12/15/1219695220/israel-soldiers-mistakenly-kill-hostages-gaza https://www.npr.org/2023/12/15/1219695220/israel-soldiers-mi...
Israeli Civilian Killed by Israeli Soldier after Being Mistaken for Palestinian https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-civilian-killed-by-israeli-soldier-after-being-mistaken-for-palestinian/ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-civilian-killed-b...
And from Wikipedia: > The Israeli Security Forces use racial profiling at military checkpoints and during some of the duties they perform. In August 2017 Haaretz reported that security guards working for a company which provides security at Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station said they were instructed to demand ID from people who look Arab and detain those who do not have an ID with them.
OP said that Israelis beat people up for having the wrong skin color. The one I replied to said that is wrong and is a projection of western ideology. But it does not appear to be wrong in reality - OP was correct.
- vladgur 1y agoDont these show that skin-based profiling doesnt work in Israel -- Jews and Arabs are being mistaken for each other. Not sure what the Florida example has to do with anything though. Here are some similar headlines: Palestinians remove Muslim from al-Aqsa after confusing him for a Jew https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-692563 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-692563 Palestinian stabs Arab Israeli bus driver thinking he was a Jew https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-charged-over-petah-tikva-stabbing-attack/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-charged-over-petah...