French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said.In mid-October, the Nice public prosecutor announced the opening of an investigation into "justification of terrorism."
I think you’re being a bit too cynical. The average person is appalled by and cares about any genocide. I’d say the main difference between the examples you gave is people’s awareness of what’s happening