u/Educational-Comb9650

Let me just first say:

I am anti-Zionist, anti-genocide, and support full Palestinian liberation, which I hope most people would if they got a decent understanding of the situation (which I don't feel like I do, but I feel like I know enough to know the situation is terrible, to say the least).

Now that this is out of the way, I really feel the need to vent.

I get super frustrated and stressed whenever people are mean about me being from Israel.

Just saying it after directly being asked "Where are you from?" without making any political comments, can probably be enough for people to react as if I have just killed their dog.

It makes me feel awful to feel like I might need to prove that I am not a fascist to people, having this artificial wall be built between me and other people and probably often being held to a stricter standard than other people if forced to comment on the political situation.

I shouldn't have to say everything I wrote at the beginning of the post every time immediately after introducing myself.

It bothers me so disproportionately more than anything else a stranger can say to me, because I didn't decide to align myself with a group.

I find it much more understandable and conceptually acceptable if it were a Palestinian or another person directly affected by the situation being cautious and not wanting to associate with me (unless they provide some kind of critical service, like a doctor or something of that sort, where they shouldn't discriminate), but if it's someone who has no stakes in the "conflict," I would consider it just being an asshole and discriminatory.

I feel like people from other countries in the world that do bad things aren't really held to the same standard, but maybe I am just blind to it.

I just can't get over it because, especially being autistic, I find being in a position where I don't really get the benefit of the doubt very difficult, because what if I fail to fix that impression despite not doing anything that is considered morally wrong?

Every time I complain about it I get very negative responses, so I am hoping that this time clarifying my position at the start of the post will make people understand that I have no negative intent.

I don't want to feel like the outside world is so hostile that I can only find comfort and understanding with other Israelis.

(Most of my friends are Israelis, and I am happy about it because they are good people, but I wouldn't want to be limited to that because of society as a whole)