A U.N. committee on racism voiced concern on Friday about a "sharp increase in racist hate speech and dehumanisation" directed at Palestinians by Israelis, including senior officials, since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
Aside from the atrocities that are happening, the discourse around this war is so emotionally draining.
It’s not hard to find islamophobic hate speech in communities that support Israel, because there’s plenty of people that conflate Hamas with normal Palestinians.
And it’s not hard to find antisemitic hate speech in communities that support Palestine, because there’s plenty of people that conflate the Israeli government with normal Jews.
Aside from the atrocities that are happening, the discourse around this war is so emotionally draining.
It’s not hard to find islamophobic hate speech in communities that support Israel, because there’s plenty of people that conflate Hamas with normal Palestinians.
And it’s not hard to find antisemitic hate speech in communities that support Palestine, because there’s plenty of people that conflate the Israeli government with normal Jews.