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>The voices that are silent are the ones that are shouting from the rooftops when Israel does this to Palestinians.

Depends on the protester and what they are protesting but many of Israel protests have been against US continuing to support/fund Israel and want US government to do something different.

Iran on other hand is US sanctioned and US actively works against it, very different relationship then with Israel.

I don’t doubt that many protesters do hold this view, but looking at the banners that some protesters have it’s clear that it’s not at all universal.

Its obviously not universal. No movement is a monolith. That's a silly expectation to have.

> The voices that are silent are the ones that are shouting from the rooftops when Israel does this to Palestinians.

When Israel does this to Palestinians with US made planes and US made bombs, bought largely by US tax dollars? Over and over again for more than 2 years? Shielded from consequences in the UN by the US? Seems pretty sus that Americans would protest that in particular.

That argument would have made sense if the protests were limited to the US, but they're not. There's clearly something else at play.

What thing? Afraid to speak plainly?

And U.S. citizens (with Israelity citizenship) fighting on behalf of Israel. How many are American-trained soldiers. An evil loophole.

Well, last time I checked Iran was not invited to Euro-vision and my government was not selling weapons to it. So, not the same, see?

I demand for Israel the same sanctions that they are applying to Iran and Russia. Are you happy now?

The purpose of protesting Israel's human rights abuses is that lack of awareness, misinformation, and propaganda, are key pillars in the policies that make them possible. Protests (and online complaints) are ineffective enough already, we don't need to layer an unclear goal (what would you be hoping to accomplish?) on top of it all.

> The voices that are silent are the ones that are shouting from the rooftops when Israel does this to Palestinians.

As the comment you just replied to says, Iran is already sanctioned and bombed, while Israel gets billions in military (and other) aid from US and the rest of the West. It's abundantly clear that there's a difference.

And furthermore, so you have to have a decibel meter perfectly calibrated for every tragedy that happens on planet earth, or your arguments are nullified? Preposterous.

Israel's treatment of Palestinians is completely different from Iran's treatment of Iranians, though I agree both are bad.

One government is committing a genocide against a neighboring sovereign state. Why does a person have to condemn every atrocity to condemn genocide without being accused of being an anti-Semite? They don't need to, is the answer.

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