The current situation in Palestine is objectively a genocide and expressing empathy for the victims should not be conflated with bigotry.

“And now as we see and the truth is coming out as to what's happening to your people, to your homeland and it is objectively a genocide. I find it very offensive that when you express empathy for Palestinians that you're It's suggested that you're a bigot.”

Palestinian citizens are not afforded the same rights as Jewish citizens under the Israeli legal and constitutional system, which explicitly discriminates against them.

“No, it's not a democ- I mean I think anybody with the least bit of critical thought is able to tell it's not a democracy. I mean there's even for Palestinians who who own Israeli who have Israeli citizenship, there's a myriad dozens and dozens of laws that explicitly discriminate against them.”