The administration at Columbia University has once again demonstrated its craven capitulation to the forces of intolerance and oppression. As pro-Palestinian protesters on campus have been met with arrests and accusations of threatening Jewish students, the two individuals who allegedly assaulted these protesters with a noxious chemical weapon have faced no meaningful consequences.
Calling them “ex-IDF” is inflammatory bullshit. Israel has mandatory military service; pretty much every adult Israeli citizen is “ex-IDF.”
Point is, it doesn’t imply anything about their ideology/patriotism/etc. the way it would for ex-military students from a country with all-volunteer armed forces like the US.
(Also, please note that just because I’m criticizing the headline does not mean I’m in any way supportive of Israel’s genocide.)
you are totally right
There are Israelis in prison right now because they refuse to participate in the genocide.
That implies something about their ideology.
Going forward: if you ever find yourself having to append “btw i’m totally not racist” to a comment; you need to delete the comment.