> Most Israelis do not hate Palestinians. There might be some.
There are enough incidents of needless cruelty or provocations, such as [1] or [2] - and in turn hatred against Israeli pro-peace groups that want to break the cycle [3]. I think those are hard to explain if there wasn't widespread, systemic hatred and dehumanization of Palestinians in Israeli society.
They also feature the only national-league soccer club where racism is official policy [4]
Also: The IDF prides itself to be a "citizens' army" that is deeply embedded into Israeli society. Yet at the same time, a substantial part of the IDF's activities is protecting the settlers in the West Bank, and generally maintaining the occupation there. If the settlers were really a fringe minority with no support in wider society, I'd expect to see some form of protest against that kind of duty. Yet, there isn't any.
There are enough incidents of needless cruelty or provocations, such as [1] or [2] - and in turn hatred against Israeli pro-peace groups that want to break the cycle [3]. I think those are hard to explain if there wasn't widespread, systemic hatred and dehumanization of Palestinians in Israeli society.
They also feature the only national-league soccer club where racism is official policy [4]
Also: The IDF prides itself to be a "citizens' army" that is deeply embedded into Israeli society. Yet at the same time, a substantial part of the IDF's activities is protecting the settlers in the West Bank, and generally maintaining the occupation there. If the settlers were really a fringe minority with no support in wider society, I'd expect to see some form of protest against that kind of duty. Yet, there isn't any.
[1] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-28/ty-article-ma...
[2] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-27/ty-article/.p...
[3] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-08-03/ty-article/.p...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitar_Jerusalem_F.C.