When someone denies the right of Israel to exist, it hurts us, just as an attack on a close member of our family would hurt us.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm for Israel's right to exist.
Holocaust survivors came to Israel in order to establish a new human society where nobody would be able to hurt them just because they're Jewish. This is both a furious and vulnerable message.
People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
While we were there, we saw first-hand the senseless violence and destruction from terrorist groups that have repeatedly called for the end of Israel. These kinds of attacks are an unfortunate part of everyday life for the Israeli people.
Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
As an observer, I react to the realities of Israeli life with both envy and relief. Nobody wants to live under the threat of constant attack from enemies right next door, under ceaseless and often unfair international scrutiny, defending his homeland by day and living with the memories of mass genocide at night.
Israel has a right to defend itself.
The right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel does not mean disregarding the rights of others in the land.
I'm not a single-issue person, but I spend so much time on Israel because it is so unfairly condemned around the world.
To the extent that Israel does face threats, like from say Hamas or Hezbollah, those are threats that do not jeopardise Israel's existence.