Israel-supporters, do you have empathy?
We've seen the scenes of the 4 Israeli soldiers that were taken from the military base on October 7. Despite them being on-duty and actively personally contributing this conflict, I felt good. I felt good that those 4 girls returned to their families safe and sound. They were going to wake up on October 7th, put on a uniform, and contribute to the strength of the siege on Gaza, but even then, I felt great joy seeing them healthy and the end to their misery in Gaza.
My question is to Israel-supporters. Do you feel similar to the way I feel, when you see the freed Palestinian hostages/prisoners, who express happiness returning to their family, after decades in Israeli prisons?
I am not trying to appear morally superior, I just want to understand the pro-Israeli moral compass. I too was in distress for days after seeing the horrific images on October 7, But what about you? What do you feel? Do the words 'Hamas' just keep ringing on the back of your minds every time you see a Palestinian suffering, to justify in your own mind? Do you think, when that rings to your mind, you are unconsciously behaving morally superior and dehumanizing Palestinians?
"'Hamas' just keep ringing on the back of my mind every time I see horrific images in Gaza"
- my Jewish-Israeli ex-friend