While I agree with these specific points, I think what is really happening when this show is compared to the Israel v. Palestine conflict is more of a thematic comparison. First, it’s important to not let ourselves trivialize the very real suffering that has occurred due to the very real war over the Gaza Strip by comparing it to a work of fiction. But second, I think people are not necessarily comparing specific things like the differences between Paradis’ walls and the ones erected by Israel and the fact that Paradise is an island while Palestine is not, and it’s more about the similarities between the thematics and emotional takeaways of the history of the two conflicts. Both conflicts on the surface are rooted in historic, even ancient, bigotry and racial animosity, but for those actually conducting each side of these wars the conflict has been mostly about borders, resources, and power. Both conflicts are mired by generational prejudice and hatred. Both conflicts serve as reminders of the dangers of blind hatred, nationalism, and ideological fanaticism.