{"id":321110,"date":"2026-01-04T07:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=321110"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:39:25","slug":"israel-and-its-supporters-deliberately-foment-hate-and-division-in-our-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=321110","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Its Supporters Deliberately Foment Hate and Division In Our Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Pb1jO79uCc\" rel=\"\">Reading by Tim Foley<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Caitlin Johnston \u2013 Substack Jan 2, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>I\u2019ve noticed a lot of angry comments underneath my posts these past few days which bizarrely <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caitoz\/status\/2007225399030530421\">mention the words \u201cIslam\u201d and \u201cMuslims\u201d<\/a> completely out of the blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you turn your attention sometimes to the genocidal intent of the radical Muslims, or does that suit your racist narrative?\u201d reads one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whateva_whatev\/status\/2005769994257481948?s=20\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat can you say about Islamic Jihadists Muslims murdering thousands of Christians in Sudan and other parts of Africa?\u201d reads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/urclavicle\/status\/2006587038578127163?s=20\">another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe muslims must be irradicated,\u201d reads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Junebug1212092\/status\/2006811957761053068?s=20\">another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are too many examples to quote here, but here\u2019s what\u2019s so funny about all this: I haven\u2019t been saying anything about Islam or Muslims on Twitter\u200a\u2014\u200aI\u2019ve been tweeting about Israel. Hasbarists just babble about Islam when they can\u2019t defend Israel\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly this.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eKla11BADl\">https:\/\/t.co\/eKla11BADl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abier (@abierkhatib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abierkhatib\/status\/2006915986700853408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is not a coincidence that they\u2019ve been doing this. In September of last year Drop Site News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/leaked-israel-reputation-survey-research-mark-penn-stagwell\">published a leaked polling report<\/a> that had been commissioned by the Israeli government which found that while Israel\u2019s reputation is crumbling throughout the western world, one way to salvage it would be to foment panic about Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>Drop Site reports the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cIsrael\u2019s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of \u2018Radical Islam\u2019 and \u2018Jihadism,\u2019 which remain high, the research finds. By highlighting Israeli support for women\u2019s rights and gay rights while elevating concerns that Hamas wants to \u2018destroy all Jews and spread Jihadism,\u2019 Israeli support rebounded by an average of over 20 points in each country. \u2018Especially once the situation in Gaza is resolved, the room for growth in all countries is very significant,\u2019 the report concludes.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So if you speak critically about Israel online and suddenly find your replies inundated with Zionists shrieking about Islam and Muslims, that\u2019s why. Their research has concluded that convincing westerners to hate Muslims is easier than convincing them to love Israel.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leaked Israeli government research:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is considered a \u2018genocidal, apartheid country\u2019 abroad, according to Israel\u2019s own research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of \u201cRadical Islam\u201d and \u201cJihadism.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZmfdoJJHVv\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZmfdoJJHVv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Cronau (@PeterCronau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterCronau\/status\/2003256435547996292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to committing genocide and starting wars and working to stomp out free speech throughout the western world, Israel is also doing everything it can to make our society more racist and hateful. A foreign state is actively fomenting division and discord in western countries, in exactly the way western empire apologists <a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2022\/02\/27\/russian-propaganda-is-the-latest-excuse-to-expand-censorship\/\">claimed Putin was doing<\/a> at the height of Russia hysteria. But because it\u2019s a western \u201cally\u201d, nothing is being done to stop it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being evil and disgusting, this tactic is also just sloppy argumentation. <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@rebeccayounglove798\/the-art-of-deflection-how-narcissists-avoid-accountability-and-how-you-can-pin-them-down-b203d39bb4d2\">Deflection<\/a> is the lowest form of argument. Even if Islam really was as dangerous as they pretend it is and even if Muslims really did present a threat to our society, pointing this out would not address a single criticism of Israel. Yelling \u201cMuslims bad!\u201d does not magically erase Israel\u2019s abuses or address the grievances of its critics; it just diverts attention to another target and says \u201cStop looking at Israel\u2019s actions and hate THOSE people instead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mention Israel and you\u2019ll get hasbarists babbling about Islam, but Islam and Israel are not opposites, and the mention of one has no bearing on the other. One is a worldwide religion with nearly two billion adherents, while the other is a genocidal apartheid state. Framing the issue as a conflict between two diametrically opposed parties is a false dichotomy created by propagandists and manipulators.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu says that Israel will devote significant intelligence and technological resources to combat Islamist persecution of Christians worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged Israel will be at the forefront of fighting forces murdering Christians.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/djriTbIegC\">pic.twitter.com\/djriTbIegC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EYakoby\/status\/2006599813979123932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s exactly the false dichotomy Netanyahu is trying to feed into when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/netanyahu-warns-eighth-front-ideological-battle-american-hearts-minds-christian-leaders\">he tells Americans<\/a> that Israel is in an alliance with Christianity against \u201cradical Shiite Islam\u201d and \u201cradical Sunni Islam,\u201d calling it \u201cour common Judeo-Christian civilization\u2019s battle.\u201d He\u2019s working to foment fear of Islam among Americans to boost support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>All this to manufacture consent for human butchery and apartheid. Israel could improve its support among westerners by simply ending its genocidal atrocities in Gaza and ceasing to try to start a war between the US and Iran, but instead it\u2019s working around the clock to foment racism and division while demanding increased censorship and authoritarianism to stomp out pro-Palestine sentiment throughout western society.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is doing this because it cannot exist in its present iteration as a state without nonstop violence and abuse. Under the political ideology known as Zionism, peace, justice, truth and freedom are simply not an option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin\u2019s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<\/p>\n<p><em>The best way to make sure you see everything I write is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caitlinjohnst.one\/\">get on my free mailing list<\/a>. 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All works co-authored with my husband Tim Foley.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin donations: 1Ac7PCQXoQoLA9Sh8fhAgiU3PHA2EX5Zm2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caitlinjohnst.one\/p\/israel-and-its-supporters-deliberately\">Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIsrael is considered a \u2018genocidal, apartheid country\u2019 abroad, according to Israel\u2019s own research.\u201d \u201cIsrael\u2019s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of \u201cRadical Islam\u201d and \u201cJihadism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":321111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Commentary","category-Israel_Anti-Semitism_Zionism_and_US-UK_allies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=321110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321114,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321110\/revisions\/321114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/321111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=321110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=321110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=321110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}