western media was always able to frame the conflict as civilized Israelis vs. savage Arabs - a framing that Americans are very willing to believe. but that framing doesn’t hold up against images of terrorized Palestinians and bloodthirsty Israeli rhetoric.

This is very true! I’ve thought about what if Israel didn’t start war criming right after 10/7.. they would have had not just total support from the western world, but many Arab nations were already leaning towards Israel, they could have used this to their diplomatic advantage..

the fanaticism of the Israeli settler movement is rarely mentioned in western media. It is ignored because it invalidates the narrative that Israel is inherently rational and humane

As that interview makes clear, for this generation of settlers the apartheid isn't a byproduct of their project: the apartheid is the point. The subjugation is the point.

I think you overestimate your objectivity when everyone in the west has been hit by Islamist paramilitaries and Israel's had a similar, worse attack. We've all generally pre-accepted the need for military responses.