This article is, technically, sort of on-topic for this site, so I didn't flag it, but you can see how easily anything even remotely political goes off the rails and turns nasty. Maybe I should hit the 'flag' button.
I appreciate HN most for insights or debates on non-technical issues. So I wouldn't flag for it being OT. You may flag however for it getting too controversial. However, this will just a continued reality for anything in relation to Israel and Palestine for our life times.