the whole thing is complicated, emotional, and in many cases, being used by ppl w bad intent to stir up hatred. its long been a tough topic here, to the point where it has its own forum. its only being allowed in gd because of oct 7, and the impact of the election. perhaps its time to go back to that.
bad actors, pretending to care about the ppl of gaza blew the whole issue up to harm joe biden. and it worked. those protests were not organic. its a shame this is no longer sent to the israel/palestine forum. but if it is to b allowed here, ppl shd b called out for incorrect statements.
very few ppl here have the facts and perspective to add anything to the discussion. so much of the tropes being bandied about r old libels that have been around so long they r taken for fact. i actually rarely bother to join in. sometimes u just have to let ppl b wrong. but that number has gone around the world w the usual speed of lies, and numbers have a way of sneaking past our filters. so i felt it important to correct it.