Reply #7: Victimhood is very difficult to countenance anymore

[TomClash]

Israel spends more per capita on the military than any other country, dominating its neighbors with the full faith and credit of the United States. It has occupied the West Bank and Gaza for almost 38 years, colonizing parts, forcing people into extreme poverty and degradation, cheapening the lives of non-jews, killing civilians almost daily. Once a shining moral example for ageneration, Israel has turned its back on its own ideal. And so because Europeans and leftists object, Israelis are the victims? You cannot be the powerful and the oppressed at the same time.

Where I live, jews are largely well off, politically powerful, economically dominant in many businesses and professions - deservedly so, for the most part. They are also relatively safe and free of discrimination or bias. It's pretty tough to be the victim under these circumstances.