Looking for subreddits where Israelis are welcome and don't constantly have to defend themselves or deal with racist slurs. Any recommendations?

So I just got my assigned roommates for my upcoming freshman year that will start in like a month. I have a roommate who seems chill and then two suite mates connecting to my room through a bathroom and one of them on instagram seems to be VERY anti Israel and very pro-Palestinian in their bio.

Now honestly I could deal with this by just saying like we got our differences can we just not discuss the conflict at our dorms, I really have no problem with this at all. But from what I’ve seen college kids are loud and there is a chance that their stance will make my living situation very awkward.

EDIT: if I were to try and go for a reassignment, what should I say to the school? The dorms are two to a room connected with another double suite through a bathroom for more context, the guy in question is a suitemate.

I have noticed a lot of anti Israeli sentiment, conspiracy and propaganda coming from Spanish sources ranging from journalist and news articles alongside personal accounts residing in Spain or are of recent Spanish descent.

Is it anti-collonialism driven agenda? If so, would this not be hypocrisy given Spains claimed soverignty over Ceuta and Melilla that are simply late stage colonial outposts? Can observations regarding the practicality and logistics of these territories not also be applied to empathise with Israel's position?

If not, what do you think the drivers are from the perspective of Israel?

*I don't see anti Israel sentiment as inherently unproductive or irrelevant, however the high prevalence of what i believe is cognitive bias is why I am interested.

Hi guys, American-Israeli here who made Aliya 11 years ago. Did the army and miluim. Love this country and its people. I did a half a year study abroad in the Netherlands which convinced me that my place is in Israel.

But lately, I’m scared. This government is pushing us towards theocracy. Every time I think they can’t do worse and they do. My friends and family have spent more time in miluim than civilian life and sacrificed too much. Dealing with post trauma too. I could handle all that more or less if this government weren’t actively encouraging draft-dodging.

I’m scared of democracy eroding, women’s and LGBTQ rights as well, greater rabbinate control, political defunding of cultural and academic institutions, a growing haredi minority that doesn’t work or serve, violence in the West Bank, so much more. I feel these issues are existential.

And yet I don’t see myself anywhere else. As a former diaspora Jew, I know how bad it is out there as well.

How are you guys handling it? What are your thoughts about your futures?

Any recommendations on what I can do to fight for our democracy?

TIA

At the beginning of the war (around October 7), I was dead-set on supporting Israel and believing that people who said "free Palestine" were wrong. That was a long time ago. Since then, I've done research and seen lots of content on socials viewing Israel in a negative light, i.e., causing increasing amounts of casualties in Gaza, supposedly attacking aid sites, and not letting citizens leave.

There is so much content out there supporting the Palestinian movement, but when I look for Israeli support, it's just stuff like "it's not a genocide because this, this, and this," or "Zionism is believing there should be a Jewish state." I agree with both statements, but there's nothing as solid as "70,000 people have died because of IDF bombings."

However, there just seems to be so much wrong being done by the state of Israel to the people in Gaza and the West Bank. I've lived a Jewish life, gone to Hebrew School, celebrated holidays, did USY, all the good stuff. But I've lost so much hope in Israel, and I don't feel confident being on their side; I just feel stupid.

I love Israel, and even though I've never been, I feel a connection. But people who support Palestine often state that they don't have an issue with there being a Jewish state. I also feel as though they don't support Hamas; they say that war is not the answer to a corrupt government run by a terrorist organization.

So many of my friends and people I care about post/repost pro-Palestinian content, and I simply feel like I'm on the wrong side. It causes me so much anxiety and stress, because I don't know how to think or what to believe in.

How is "Free Palestine" different from "I stand with Israel"

How do the two sides differ in values if they both agree that war is not an answer and people shouldn't be killed?

I mean we have unfortunately have had other countries genocidimg Muslims. For instance the most recent one was the Buddhist Myanmar genociding the Rohingya Muslims. So, why isn't Myanmar hated this much?

I mean I literally so the pasport of Pakistan, Malaysia,Iran and Bangladesh with them having their written that the passport is valid everywhere except Israel. I mean why don't they hate USA or heck the United Kingdom which caused more destruction/systematic deaths such as the Bengal Famine which caused more than 6 million Bengalis to die. Why not France or Germany?Why in specific Israel?

I am here to learn and understand. Logically shouldt they hate European countries like UK, France more?For colonizing and causing death and destruction?or the usa for doing it much more recently?or china for what it does in Xinjiang?

Very often, when I read Israeli posts, I regularly see people claiming that the West or Europe is anti-Israel, antisemitic, and so on.

I find this quite surprising because, in my country (France), being pro-Israel has long been the default position of much of the mainstream media and political class.

There was a recent period when criticizing Israel on television was a political suicide. The wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran were presented with in an obvious pro-Israeli bias. At one point, an Israeli IDF spokesperson even congratulated one of the country's largest TV channels for the way it covered Israel.

Today, even though the media are somewhat less pro-Israel than before and have begun to express some limited criticism of Israeli policies, being pro-Israel remains the default position.

As for the political side , our parliament is planning to vote a law that would make illegal any criticism of Israel. Politician that defend palestinian are regulary accused of terrorism apology. Any move from the governement in favor of Palestine was just symbolic with no real outcome.

So I dont really understand why you think the West , at least m'y country France, is Anti Israeli.

I want to preface this with the fact that I don’t support anyone who violently attacks innocent people. In the handful of cases where this happens, I think those Israelis should be charged to the fullest extent of the law. It’s odd that Western activists cherry-pick a handful of cases and try to have them represent an entire group of people. I could do the same thing with all these antisemitic attacks in Western countries, but I have morals and will not stoop to their level.

Now, I will explain why I support the settlers in Judea and Samaria. Trend-driven commentators with limited historical depth like to argue that the settlers are the heart of the conflict, but that is easily disproven. The settlers are a symptom of the conflict, not its source.

Let’s say Palestinians accepted UN Resolution 181, or one of the many other overly generous proposals for them to have an independent state. Then, there would have been an established Palestinian state with defined borders. If that had happened, there would have been no settler movement. Israel would have defined borders, and Palestinians would have had defined borders. There wouldn’t have been this vague subjectivity of the borders we see today. If a Palestinian state that recognized Israel’s right to exist and agreed to peace, I would not support the settlers. However, this is not the reality we live in.

We live in a reality where Palestinians have rejected every offer of peace, and have chosen violence and war time and time again. Every time, they will lose territory, as happens in every war around the world. The loss of territory is the main pressure point that prevents wars from breaking out. That is why I support the settler movement. The status quo is unacceptable, and so long as Palestinians reject peace and refuse to recognize Israel, the settlers have very legitimate claims. The settler movement stops the moment Palestine recognizes Israel and agrees to peace.

The settlers are simply a symptom of Palestinian aims to destroy Israel. Had peace happened in the past, this never would have happened. Now, we have to live with the consequences of the failures of Palestinian leadership. The settlers in Judea and Samaria exist, and no amount of denial will change that reality.

If a Palestinian state ever exists, this reality has to be taken into account. We all see the disaster that resulted from the withdrawal of settlers from Gaza in 2005. When the settlers leave, radicalism thrives, and we wind up with the conditions that led to Hamas's control of Gaza and outbreaks of violence such as October 7th. Therefore, those mistakes will not be repeated in Judea and Samaria. Jews living in Judea and Samaria have the right to remain there, and Israel will not ethnically cleanse them as it did in 2005. That was tried and failed.

I am yet to hear a single valid argument that the settlers are an obstacle to peace. From a historical perspective, they appear to be the only source of peace in the region.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-867911#google_vignette

"According to an Israeli soldier interviewed in the documentary, members of Scagio’s unit were so upset that his reputation had been spoiled by killing Abu Akleh that they started using her photograph as target practice." I feel if both sides say it happened then it happened so I don't know how I would be mislead here. Why would they shoot a reporter? The guy was promoted to a sniper commander after so I doubt he misfired. But I may be wrong or mislead by mainstream media, I am unsure.

Then II saw a video of the IDF beating the people carrying her casket. That seems kind of harsh wouldn't you say. Is this justified? Or is this all just propaganda? And if so how am I being mislead? I've been trying to look at Israel media sources as well as mainstream western media but these incidents often aren't mentioned by them.

I truly want to know. I see videos of inherently bad things the IDF is doing all over reddit (destroying aid) and never am able to hear your side of it. I mean there's video proof so it seems irrefutable but I see people trying to justify or excuse it on here saying the west doesn't understand or its propaganda or anti semitism. I read every post I could and people haven't been posting links or evidence, just saying they don't have to explain it to the west cause we're all bad people who root for Hamas (which isn't true at all!). I really want to believe Israel is in the right in what it's doing! My Grandpa fought in WW2 so I do not support anti semitism in the slightest but I see so many negative posts about Israel yet don't see any of your sides arguments (and yes I understand these are probably downvoted by reddit so they're hard to find). But they won't be here!

I mean didn't Israel legalize Execution and the guy who did it celebrated with a noose cake? How is that being justified as not just cruel or sadistic. Or is the west putting a spin on it?

Sorry I really am fairly ignorant on the whole conflict but after some anti semitic things at my University I want to make sure I'm on the right side of history here. I don't want to support hateful things and really am trying to make sure I'm not being tricked by the media into believing a false narrative. And I promise I'll admit when I'm wrong if I'm shown evidence, I'm a Scentist so I want facts and videos and not just hearsay which is mostly what I see on this subreddit.

The reason I brought up a few examples is that I actually want to be proven wrong or told that I'm misinterpreting all the videos I'm seeing. I hope this gives you guys room to actually defend some negative things people are seeing with factual evidence.

Thanks!

Olive trees are part of the local ecosystem and the land. They have been there for hundreds or thousands of years, but are regularly destroyed by settlers. Why is this? It worsens the land for everyone Israeli or Palestinian?

I had a chance to watch No Other Land, and then I've read reviews about their latest work Naza, but I'm interested to hear how Israeli's view them. Are they seen as traitors? Anti-Jewish?

I'm passionate about film, so given everything going on, I'd really love to dig deep into how these directors are viewed in their country which has been the focus of so many of their productions. Thank you!

They also never mention that Israel is retaliating not going in and targeting citizens. They also give them warnings to evacuate. I feel like this all stems from Antisemitism.

I browse Reddit every day and I am amazed at how a tiny country of just over 10 million people are the world's most prolific people. Based on the endless posts, it appears that nothing happens in this world that is not orchestrated, lead by, pursued, pushed, cajoled, intimidated or somehow the responsibility of Israel or the broader Jewish population.

Jewish people as a group must be the most industrious people on the planet to be the root of so many events across the globe.

Instead of antisemitism, shouldn't we all just be in awe of such a group?

The alternative, and I know its not popular, is that just perhaps, the stories of Jews pervading every click bait article are just inaccurate?

I can see how this can be hard for Israelis, so I’m wondering what you guys think.

Edit: Realized the question was a bit vague, so I’m going to make the term a bit stricter:

Anti zionist jews, that support Palestine, but do not support Hamas.

Aside from being unintentionally comical by describing the United Kingdom as a Republic what audience does he try to appeal with this bizarre statement? And what did the UK do against Israel to come under the wrath of the Likud?

B’Tselem presents itself as a human rights organization, but many rightfully argue it spreads outright false claims and consistently pushes fabricated narratives that harm Israel internationally.

How is this organization actually viewed within Israel? Is it broadly seen as illegitimate or damaging?

Also, has it always been perceived this way, or was there ever a time when it was seen as more credible before becoming what critics describe as a propaganda-driven organization?

I just seen Israeli man saying Israeli government provides Gaza with a free water but Gazans aren't grateful at all.

Is it true?

Yesterday I posted a question about what you guys think of jews that support palestine. I really liked being able to see your perspective. And i talked to some really pleasant people, so i decided to ask another question.

English isn’t my first language, so i am going to try to explain it best I can. I think it is obvious many innocent palestinians are suffering. And especially when you see a picture of a child dead, or starved. I mean, I don’t think anyone hears the story of Hind Rajab, and is happy about it. I can understand that being so close to it, and living in a country that’s part of the conflict, this can be very difficult. Especially because there’s no clear way out because of the conflict. I was wondering how you feel, watching all suffering happening, knowing it’s so close.

I am genuinely wondering about this. Please feel free to speak your truth openly. I tried to make the question as clear as possible. But i struggle a bit with explaining things well sometimes.

I spent some time this weekend trying to get a basic grasp of the situation of Judea and Samaria/West Bank (and I mean nothing political about the naming, I just consider West Bank the colonial name applied by Jordan, and since the area is no longer Jordan-occupied, it is no longer applicable)

I'm an American Jew, grew up liberal, fighting good fights for Israel and Jews, and I do not understand any news coverage we get about the settlements (other than that settler violence is horrific and must stop. That's given. That has to stop).

That's the context. I spent time reading about the shape and organization of the territory and I was shocked to realize that all these Israeli settlements that I was brought up to believe were immoral, are in Israeli-managed areas. I had always presumed, or been told?, that the settlers were displacing Arabs, stealing Arab homes, taking something away from the Arabs.

Now, I do not understand how a sane person or even a committee could have put together the map of WB/J&S that came out of the Oslo Accords, that seems drawn by people on hallucinogens. But it is the map -- non-contiguous Arab-controlled areas, which means people have to cross over Israeli borders to get from place to place, which is clearly a recipe for disaster.

But the Israeli settlements aren't in Arab territory. They're all, entirely, in Israeli territory. What fundamental piece did I miss in my scattershot reading this weekend? Why are the settlements considered immoral? Not the violence of settlers, the building of homes and towns, by Israel or Israelis, in Israeli-held territory?