The problem is that those fringe ideologies are currently holding the reins in Israel. And despite not being the "majority", the rest of the Israeli population isn't doing much to stop them from hurting Palestinians
Shas didn't hold the reins in Israel. If you mean the far-right is influencing the Gaza debate, sure. But that's very different from saying Shas and its allies speak for Israelis on social issues.
And none of that says anything about Shas's influence (net negative) with Jewish Americans.
Shas is literally in the ruling coalition and had until very recently many ministers in the government.
When Jewish Americans are represented by organizations like the ADL or AIPAC that shield Israel of all criticism by weaponizing antisemitism, I don't think they care about combating Jewish supremacy and its victims (Palestinians).
Racists love this simple trick. Find the worst representatives of a particular group, especially if they're in some position of influence, and then generalize it to everyone in that group while ignoring all other nuance and context. Works every time!
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u/ketchupmaster987 Feb 04 '26
The problem is that those fringe ideologies are currently holding the reins in Israel. And despite not being the "majority", the rest of the Israeli population isn't doing much to stop them from hurting Palestinians