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On the face of things, after the horrors of October 7th, we would have expected the West to take an overwhelming stand against Hamas and for Israel's war against it.
But as the war between Israel and Gaza continues, more and more statements are being heard in the West against us and in favor of Hamas, with demands that the IDF stop its offensive
. The attackers charged the locals. When they entered Mosul, for example, wasn't the city destroyed? And while ISIS was being eliminated, weren't masses of civilians killed? And in the war in Syria, for all the horrors that took place in it and the terrible death toll it claimed, did we see in the West demonstrations full of heat and rage against Assad about his actions?
After the horrors of October 7, we would have expected the West to side with Israel.
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What does this place and place come from?
Antisemitism, they will say.
To a large extent this is true.
We must also recognize that the blatant statements against the Jews that are said in the demonstrations, do not come out just like that.
The demonstrators know very well that there will be those who will criticize them for them, but at the same time they understand that statements against Jews, regardless of who they are, will join their struggle with many supporters in the West - a sort of coalition of Jew-haters.
Along with this, the attack on us in America and Europe also stems from another deep disease that has existed for a long time in the West and is undermining its very existence.
According to the world view of our critics, there is a fundamental difference between our war on Hamas and the US war on ISIS.
The difference is that the war against ISIS was largely a war of Arabs against Arabs and not necessarily of the US against Arabs.
And the war in Syria?
In which the West was not involved at all.
It was almost entirely a war of Arabs against Arabs, with the addition of Russian support.
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The blatant statements against the Jews that are said in the demonstrations, do not come out just like that.
IDF activity in Gaza/IDF spokesman
On the other hand, in wars where one side is Western - and in this case Israel, which is seen as part of the West - while the other side is one of the so-called "oppressed" populations, such as the Arabs, then there will automatically be objections and reservations on the part of many in the West specifically towards their side in the war, and these will be called And we will get stronger as it goes on.
Why is this so?
Because the West, or at least quite a few publics in it, hates itself.
And if he doesn't really hate, then he feels he should hate.
If not that, then at the very least he feels guilty for fighting against an entity from the non-Western world - Muslim or otherwise.
And it does not matter at all what that party did to you or what their part in the war was.
In any case, you, the westerner, are to blame.
The West, or at least quite a few publics in it, hates itself.
And if he doesn't really hate, then he feels he should hate.
IDF activity in Gaza/IDF spokesman
Many explain such reactions, among other things, by a soft heart that has taken over the peoples of the West.
Simply, they are afraid to confront the Iranians or the Arabs or other Muslims around the world, and find excuses to avoid them.
The same is true of the Muslims within the Western countries, in the fact that they are not trying to eliminate the dangerous striving that exists among them from within.
And the government officials in the West know very well what is happening in many mosques and madrassas in their cities.
Radical imams brainwash young Muslims in them, so that one day they will act against the country in which they live - for the ultimate goal of global Islamic rule.
Are these imams banned, or at least removed?
vice versa.
Instead, they preach day and night against "Islamophobia", explaining that it exists in the damaged souls of the people of the West and even enact laws against it.
God forbid there will be someone who will expose the danger of radical Islam and want to fight it.
Those in the West who criticize these phenomena - mainly from the right wing of Western politics - speak as mentioned, and rightly so, about the lack of courage to fight the problem as the reason for this.
Many explain such reactions, among other things, by a soft heart that has taken over the peoples of the West.
Simply, they are afraid to confront the Iranians or the Arabs or other Muslims.
IDF activity in Gaza/IDF spokesman
And where does the cowardice come from?
Some explain that the Western population has become too fat and addicted to the pleasures of life, and therefore is not ready to bear the hardships that such a struggle requires.
But is this really the main reason?
If this is indeed a sort of iron rule that characterizes developed and mature societies, how do we explain, for example, the rich and privileged English aristocracy in the past, whose sons died in huge numbers when they fought valiantly in the trenches during the First World War?
What, then, is the lack of courage necessary for confrontation?
One main thing: lack of faith.
When there is no faith in the righteousness of the way, there is no courage either.
Because such courage stems first and foremost from the desire to protect what is dear to you, and such a desire is conditioned by your feeling that what is dear to you is worthy.
But it's been decades, not least as a result of multi-year and large-scale propaganda by the US and its supporters in the West - propaganda that penetrated very deeply, especially in the educated classes, and has been spreading ever since - the West today feels that it and its values are not precious, not worthy, and above all, not just .
Some explain that the Western population has become too fat and addicted to the pleasures of life, and therefore is not ready to bear the hardships that such a struggle requires.
IDF activity in Gaza/IDF spokesman
On the other hand, these days we see that with us, despite being exposed to similar propaganda for a long time, exactly the opposite process happened.
We see how our soldiers are willing to fight, and if necessary, die.
This stems from the belief in the righteousness of our way, which is deeply ingrained in them.
And if there was anything that made it clear to us in Israel that humanity and justice are with us, while pure evil is on the other side, it was October 7th.
Many of us have an oversight.
This also happened in certain circles in the West, who look at us these days and draw inspiration from us.
Our victory in the current campaign, in the face of all the criticism leveled at us, will be a source of strength for them and for everyone who still wants to save the West.
This rescue is also extremely important to us, to Israel.
Dr. Ado Netanyahu is a doctor, writer and playwright
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