Why should Israel give a frick about being hated by Muslims? Their mere existence is enough for Muslims to hate them, so there's no reason to care. America and Europe are perpetually unpopular in these "Muslim" countries (until comes the time to beg for asylum) and there's not much they can do. Hell, based on what I know of sharia, if radical islamists don't hate you, you must be doing something wrong.
Can't speak for Israel, but I care because of the chain of logic it creates. People like you and OSR constantly make thinly-veiled remarks about how "antisemitism should be eradicated." What does antisemitism mean? Apparently, it means hating Israel. Well, guess what-- there are two million people in Gaza (granted, fewer with each passing day) who hate Israel for perfectly good reasons. What exactly do you want to do to them? Please, just come out and say it. Stop wasting everybody's time with these pathetic obfuscations.
The people of Gaza are free to hate Israel for whatever reasons they want. They are not entitled to lob rockets into civilian areas, and Israel is allowed to defend itself and respond to such attacks.
Also Israel is fully justified in fully occupying Gaza for the foreseeable future
And do what? 50 years of humiliation and apartheid just like the West Bank? I know you don't consider Palestinians worthy of human rights, but even ignoring all of that, how is that good for Israel? How is becoming South Africa 2.0 good? How is becoming an international pariah (outside of neocon circles) good? Congrats, Israel is now your Republican cause de jore. You can ing have them. But a lot of people look and 35k dead, a racist government (don't dispute it, look at the government and tell me they aren't racist), and an increasingly messianic movement, and don't want to deal with that.
Netanyahu is the worst Jewish leader in a millennium, and
he's the guy you stan. Jesus.
