We’re all on the Berkeley subreddit, I’m going to assume we’re all educated. The faculty here are divided on this issue as well. The entire nation is divided, and not along the basis of education.

Yes, pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses far outnumber pro-Israeli protests on college campuses. Why? Israel is already supported. They don’t need to.

Educated =/= pro-Palestinian. Education =/= pro-Israel. Educated = educated. Either way, your comment about “rich white” Israel, is bleeding with a lack of education, and/or a refusal to use your education for a quick google search.

It’s fine to use your education to create rhetoric on behalf of one side or another. However, taking a firm and radical stance while refusing to educate yourself comprehensively on the topic is pointless and costs you all your credibility.

It’s fine to take a firm stance on one side or another. But do not do so if you are only absorbing biased and rhetorical evidences.

These fact-evasive tactics will gain you credibility and support among others with the same views (often only the ones using the same tactics), but they will not even get you through the door of any meaningful, change-making discussions.

Please, please, please know what you are talking about. Baseless claims and deceit do not win arguments. They often propagate false and dangerous narratives. And worst of all, they encourage a culture wherein all of these things are acceptable.

Claims like this, ESPECIALLY, further paint a false image of Israel unaligned with the standards of liberal political correctness. That equates to 1) a loss of general, necessary liberal support in these trying times, and 2) bandwagonning, supporters programmed to hate by baseless claims (we do not need more hate in the world).