The incident exposed an inherent tension in Israeli tourism during wartime. Shulkind, who leads one of the largest Jewish day schools in the U.S., said Milken came “as an act of Zionism to experience Israel for all of its wonder and all of its pain post-Oct. 7.”

“The Israeli teenagers chased our students and their much older siblings came from the other direction on the promenade and sprayed pepper spray at 10 Milken students,” she continued. “In two cases, our students were also pushed, punched, and kicked as well.”

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    so they attacked fellow followers of Judaism? I didn’t get any real reason other then “Israel is complicated”.

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      they’re careful not to give any information on that. it doesnt sound like it was ultra-orthodox kids (i’ve heard that they sometimes attack tourists for not dressing properly, shit like that).

      i’m gonna guess they’re just filled to the brim with genocidal rage because they’re living in an unravelling genocidal state, and it sloshed out.