Harassing Microsoft employees with insanely loud bullhorns, vandalizing their homes, interfering with private events, and breaking into offices is terroristic activity, not protest. The only boiling point is that society at large is fatigued by these rioters, and not swayed by them.
If the participants were at all honest, they would demand that the hostages be released and Hamas disband. But they won’t do that and they won’t discuss the murder and rape that took place on October 7 or the years of unprovoked rocket attacks on Israel before that.
bigyabai•1h ago
When you say "society at large" I think you're only describing Israeli society. The American sentiment towards Israel is eroding rapidly and worldwide there has always been an attitude of distrust and dishonesty (especially post-Dimona). Even internally, US intelligence has long known they aren't getting the straight dope from Israel. Today's situation is a breaking point of Israeli design.
Changing American sentiment towards Israel is hardly attributable to mobs marching with pictures of the Ayatollah (Sydney Harbor Bridge 8/8/25) or fanatics harassing/vandalizing Microsoft (or Brooklyn Museum) employees’ homes.
SilverElfin•42m ago
What’s the “straight dope”? That Gazans voted Hamas into power despite the disgusting stuff they stood for? That the land Islamic Arabs are on is univocally Jewish land historically and that there is no such identity as Palestinian?
American sentiment towards Israel is eroding yes, but due to ignorance and anti semitism, not some kind of moral high ground. Hamas’s terrorism is a result of their own people’s choices.
throw310822•13m ago
> Gazans voted Hamas into power
I thought Israel was "the only democracy in the Middle East"? I see this is quickly forgotten when convenient.
Besides, Israel us a democracy and at this point people sees and understands that whatever crime Hamas is responsible for, Israel has perpetrated it first and tens or hundreds of times more.
pinewurst•1h ago
The ratio of vaguely Microsoft associated fanatics to total Microsoft employees is vanishingly small, regardless of their revolutionary vanguard status.
SilverElfin•1h ago
If the participants were at all honest, they would demand that the hostages be released and Hamas disband. But they won’t do that and they won’t discuss the murder and rape that took place on October 7 or the years of unprovoked rocket attacks on Israel before that.
bigyabai•1h ago
> unprovoked
Not unprovoked whatsoever. Hamas' terrorism is what Israeli politicians chose, instead of recognizing PLO leadership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
pinewurst•1h ago
SilverElfin•42m ago
American sentiment towards Israel is eroding yes, but due to ignorance and anti semitism, not some kind of moral high ground. Hamas’s terrorism is a result of their own people’s choices.
throw310822•13m ago
I thought Israel was "the only democracy in the Middle East"? I see this is quickly forgotten when convenient.
Besides, Israel us a democracy and at this point people sees and understands that whatever crime Hamas is responsible for, Israel has perpetrated it first and tens or hundreds of times more.