I suppose there's a bit of nuance here. I agree HN tends to be left-wing. I'm just surprised (and again, not very, not anymore) at the degree of anti-Israel rhetoric I see here - it's more alike what I'd expect from more fringe corners of the Internet.

I hope the community is able to moderate itself appropriately, so far I think it's doing a fairly good job.

> I'm just surprised (and again, not very, not anymore) at the degree of anti-Israel rhetoric

You are saying this as if anti-Israel rhetoric is something bad. Israel is an apartheid state currently engaged in genocide. It is an absolutely normal reaction on the part of this and other communities to call out Israel's atrocities.