No flag inspires more contradictory, entangled feelings in me than the flag of Israel. Like everyone sympathetic to the Jewish cause who grew up in the latter half of the 20th Century, I was seduced by the mythology of Israel, home for the oppressed, a brave David standing up to the Goliath of combined forces from the Arab world bent on destroying it. And even taking into account the highly problematic circumstances of its birth, they were seen then in the broadest sense (with some notable exceptions) the good guys. When did that change for me? And when did it change for the world? A family member who I love dearly has been sharing rabidly pro-Israeli content from social media arguing that the Gaza famine was a hoax perpetuated by gullible media outlets and talk of genocide is equally ridiculous. One is introduced by someone saying, "It's simple!" before a well-known American writer and frequent news show panelist makes that the case that what's happening can't b...
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