(Spectator-Australia) Juliet Moses - Sufferers of Israel Derangement Syndrome (IDS) don't rationally advocate for Palestinians and criticize Israeli policies in the same way they'd criticize other states. They are doctrinaire cultists possessed of an unadulterated, unhinged hatred for Israel, which they see as a uniquely evil state that must be eradicated. In indulging in the delusion that the end of Israel will eventually occur, they are complicit in perpetuating the conflict. They'll excoriate Israel (never Egypt) for the blockade on Gaza and the poverty of its people, but ignore the fact that, despite the blockade and poverty, Hamas spends tens of millions building sophisticated tunnels under Israel and firing thousands of rockets at it, instead of building hospitals.
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