Since the start of Operation Protective Edge I have returned to monitoring Daily Kos' conversation around the Arab-Israel conflict.
What I am seeing this time around - as I am sure that pro-Israel Daily Kos members (and former members) would likely agree - is the near total domination of the discussion by anti-Israel voices.
There are a few random pro-Israel Jews still participating, but sometimes they do their part to spread contempt toward Israel, as well.
One example is an individual who goes by the moniker "Red Sox" who I remember from my own time there.
Red Sox says this:
Israel's actions against Gaza defy even the slightest sense of respect for human life...Do they really?
This is a progressive-left pro-Israel person suggesting that Israel has no respect for human life, or at least, no respect for Arab lives, and is doing so in an anti-Israel, and increasingly anti-Jewish, political environment.
Either Red Sox believes this is true, in which case he is ignorant, or he is so dependent upon some measure of progressive-left group approval that he would spit at Israel in order to gain credence as a voice to be listened to.
Whatever the reason, the IDF demonstrably does more than any army in human history to prevent civilian casualties when it conducts military operations. Since when are armies in the habit of alerting the enemy civilian population of incoming strikes onto enemy installations in order to limit collateral damage? This was invented by Israel and one can argue about the effectiveness or wisdom of the policy, but it clearly shows a respect for human life.
Here is a video of an IDF aircraft calling off a strike on a military target because of the presence of civilians during the current Gaza operation.
So, how is it possible that someone like Red Sox, a supporter of Israel, could defame the Jewish State in front of a hostile non-Jewish audience?
I do not have a definitive answer, but I certainly have my suspicions.
The main one being that when we swim with a school of fish we tend to share their diet.
