The Israeli journalists in Qatar were shocked by the level of hatred they encountered towards Israel and Israelis. As peace-loving, center-left individuals, they were not prepared for it and did not expect it. Many on social media mocked their surprise, seeing it as further evidence that leftists suffer from a severe delusion that prevents them from understanding the world around them.
However, it is clear that the hatred is not as strong among Saudis. In fact, some Saudis are even friendly with Israelis. The Saudi blogger on Hebrew social media is a prime example, and it is clear that he operates with the blessing of the authorities. This illustrates an iron rule of social psychology: nothing brings people together like a common enemy. The enmity between Iran and Saudi Arabia has created a strategic alliance between Israel and the Sunni Gulf states. Even Arab communists in Israel at the time supported the establishment of a Jewish state when they were convinced by Moscow that the implementation of the partition plan served the interests of the war against Western imperialism.
It is also worth noting that Arab hatred is a blessing from a demographic perspective. Israel is a small, wealthy first-world country surrounded by millions of third-world citizens. Its legal institutions uphold a humanistic ideology that sees all people as brothers and rejects distinctions based on origin. So why is it that every Egyptian sleeping in a cemetery or Libyan whose country is falling apart before their eyes does not find shelter in Israel? Fences and physical obstacles help, but the best fence is the hatred and enmity that Arabs feel towards Israel, which prevents them from even considering the possibility of finding refuge there.
In short, Arab hatred continues to be an asset for Israel's demographic balance. So let us embrace the hatred and use it to our advantage.