@aral Thanks for this. I'm in a similar position as the author and it was good to read.
Voicing such opinions in Israel subjected me to violence, denial of work and social ostracism.
It's a hard place to grow up in and I'm glad to have had the privilege to emigrate.
The saddest thing for me is hearing the same lines of proapaganda I was raised on parroted by Europeans in my adopting country. I do my best to set the record straight when I can. At least here I don't get beaten up for it.