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Dehumanisation feeds upon itself

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A sobering account of how hatred begets hatred and any sympathy or humanity towards Palestinians is treated as naivete or treason.

Israeli journalist Nir Hasson reports in Haaretz how his appeal for donations to Gazan families now suffering during the rain was met with vindictive joy at their suffering.

“The scariest thing,” says Hasson, “ is that the hatred and dehumanization intensified in direct proportion to the brutality we heaped on Gaza’s people.”

And it is spreading, reflected in violence and cruelty toward Palestinian citizens of Israel

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This article was originally published by Haaretz on Fri 2 Jan 2026. Read the original here.

I Posted Links for Donations to Families in Gaza. Israelis Didn't Like It

You’d think all the killing, starving and displacing would dull the hate a little, allay the lust for revenge and even stoke some compassion for the freezing babies and frightened children

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