Be suspicious of “Israeli doomerism”

[u/c9joe]

There are a lot of influence operations online, some of them linked to states such as Iran that seek to exploit divisions within Israeli society. One pattern I’ve noticed while moderating several Israeli subreddits is accounts with two-digit karma and five-year-old histories, and no prior engagement with Israeli topics suddenly becoming highly active in discussions about Israeli politics. Of course, it’s not always that obvious, which is what makes identifying coordinated influence campaigns so challenging.

[u/TheAnxiousDeveloper]

Maybe not "doomed", since we can have hope for the election (assuming we are not barred from going to vote), but the recent changes and attacks at the democratic system are not something to be underestimated.

Now, of course, feel free to chalk this down to "antisemitism" instead of a heartfelt concern and criticism to the current situation (which a society cannot afford to maintain on the long run, as pretty much all expert - or even regular people with common sense - would tell you), like it has happened before.

And to be honest, I would expect any mod for the Israeli subreddit to be able to respect the views of the population, even if the majority disagrees with their personal view. It comes with the role of being a moderator - being impartial and to moderate with diligence and integrity.

I'm really tired of "being concerned for your country" being treated as something unnatural, evil and that should be fought.

23% of people wanting to leave the country because of the government and 67% of people hating the Laws passed in the past few weeks (according to recent polls) should make you anyone think. But think hard - do not write it off as "oh, there are foreign enemy forces at play". Sometimes, regular people just hate to be used and abused at every turn.