The first time I heard anti-Israeli /pro-Palestinian rhetoric was from some Brit's I encountered traveling in Eastern Europe when the Berlin wall came down (1989/90.) They had been born right at the end of WW2. They were left-leaning libertarians. Anti-Thatcher, but also anti every other political group in GB. They went on about Dr. Ruth…
The first time I heard anti-Israeli /pro-Palestinian rhetoric was from some Brit's I encountered traveling in Eastern Europe when the Berlin wall came down (1989/90.) They had been born right at the end of WW2. They were left-leaning libertarians. Anti-Thatcher, but also anti every other political group in GB. They went on about Dr. Ruth being a sniper for the IDF etc. They def. held a grudge against Israel for its killing of British soldiers during the time of Israel's founding ('48/49). Having grown up in the NYC metro area- I had not heard much anti-Israel sentiment expressed until-- after 9/11 when it seemed we bent over backwards to avoid Islamophobia. I'm just wondering- how much of this pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli propaganda has come from across the pond- not just academia? (My friends were not academic-at all. No university indoctrination.)
The first time I heard anti-Israeli /pro-Palestinian rhetoric was from some Brit's I encountered traveling in Eastern Europe when the Berlin wall came down (1989/90.) They had been born right at the end of WW2. They were left-leaning libertarians. Anti-Thatcher, but also anti every other political group in GB. They went on about Dr. Ruth being a sniper for the IDF etc. They def. held a grudge against Israel for its killing of British soldiers during the time of Israel's founding ('48/49). Having grown up in the NYC metro area- I had not heard much anti-Israel sentiment expressed until-- after 9/11 when it seemed we bent over backwards to avoid Islamophobia. I'm just wondering- how much of this pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli propaganda has come from across the pond- not just academia? (My friends were not academic-at all. No university indoctrination.)