> that Israel's conduct warrants scrutiny.

Was this not your choice of words?

> On asymmetry: you've accidentally made the case for holding Israel to a higher standard.

Huh? Are you replying to someone else?

Israel has killed 10s of thousands of civilians, a large portion of which are children. This along with many other factors - in addition to the higher standard expected from a sovereign state fighting an occupied people - is the reason we call it a genocide.