"one has to wonder why those who choose to support “Israel” when they have no connection to it continue to keep doing so. I could not venture to make a hypothesis at this time."
I'll venture a guess - which is only a guess based on gut feeling. These people highly identify with the fetishistic, self-serving story that Israelis tell about themselves. Of being the chosen ones, the eternal victims, people who are somehow sacred, different... dare I say better.
People like Brianna Wu who are oddly invested without having any personal connection, I think, want a bit of this sickly shine of "preciousness" to fall on themselves. I even think they secretly already identify as Israeli, because they want that story so badly for themselves.
Plus, the "glorious" story of Israel is the crown jewel, I think, of the Western story of their rightful ordering of the world. For those who identify with this Western order, Israel cannot be a bad thing. It just cannot. If Israel is a bad thing, then nothing is true. They cannot take it.
I also have to wonder if they make any money from the hasbara institution for this. It wouldn't be unheard of, though they also probably make money from the engagement on Twitter. The thing with Wu though is she's apparently a millionaire from her husband (if I remember correctly), she doesn't need to work and yet, out of everything she could do in her time... she chooses to do this.
Stands to reason about the “both sides”. This creates parity between a genocidal occupier and its victims.
"one has to wonder why those who choose to support “Israel” when they have no connection to it continue to keep doing so. I could not venture to make a hypothesis at this time."
I'll venture a guess - which is only a guess based on gut feeling. These people highly identify with the fetishistic, self-serving story that Israelis tell about themselves. Of being the chosen ones, the eternal victims, people who are somehow sacred, different... dare I say better.
People like Brianna Wu who are oddly invested without having any personal connection, I think, want a bit of this sickly shine of "preciousness" to fall on themselves. I even think they secretly already identify as Israeli, because they want that story so badly for themselves.
Plus, the "glorious" story of Israel is the crown jewel, I think, of the Western story of their rightful ordering of the world. For those who identify with this Western order, Israel cannot be a bad thing. It just cannot. If Israel is a bad thing, then nothing is true. They cannot take it.
I also have to wonder if they make any money from the hasbara institution for this. It wouldn't be unheard of, though they also probably make money from the engagement on Twitter. The thing with Wu though is she's apparently a millionaire from her husband (if I remember correctly), she doesn't need to work and yet, out of everything she could do in her time... she chooses to do this.