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From a hotel in Kyoto to a sandwich joint in Edinburgh, the world is becoming hostile toward Israelis who are learning that a vacation won't shield them from the Gaza war.

During the nine months of war the Israeli tourist experience abroad has been marked by fears of antisemitism and efforts to avoid pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

According to reports by Israeli media and posts online, some of those worries have recently turned real for a number of Israeli tourists.Anecdotal incidents at touristic locations around the world are making it clear that even though there is no official policy of excluding Israelis, that is sometimes the situation on the ground.

An especially bumpy week began on June 17 at the Material Hotel in Kyoto, Japan, when an Israeli named Alex was informed that his reservation had been canceled due to the allegations of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The Material told Alex that it was "not able to accept reservations from persons we believe might have ties to the Israeli army," as reported by Israeli website Ynet.

The story made the rounds on social media, produced a stern protest letter from Israel's ambassador in Tokyo, and led to a rebuke by the Kyoto municipality that the hotel had breached Japanese business law and must ensure that such a transgression won't happen again.

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

"The American government does not exist in a vacuum. It's Americans running the government, Americans committing war crimes, and it's Americans who should be held responsible for their actions."

[-] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago
[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As long as you're consistent. Also make sure to replace the country name with pretty much every large country, since they all commit war crimes. Something about glass houses and throwing stones applies.

[-] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Nah actually I won't do that. The USA is special for its status as the hegemon and for the amount and viciousness of the atrocities it committed to uphold that status throughout history. It's up there right next to British and Roman empires and maybe the Mongols.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Don't mistake the inability to commit war crimes at the scope the US does with an unwillingness to.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"You forget Poland!"

— George W. Bush

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Where do you live?

[-] Yen@feddit.uk 20 points 2 years ago

You are not making the point you think you are.

[-] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So logical fallacies are valid to you?

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