These kinds of threads are just as bad as the non-existent Congo threads that the OP's complaining about though. If Muslims, or no, feel like they want to talk about Israel they will. If you want to talk about the Congo then you should start up a thread about that. It's their choice.
Seriously, how many of these people you're protesting against know about the Congo? I doubt many do! Why not discuss it yourself if you're concerned about it. More people here are concerned about the crisis in Palestine, that's truth and that's how it's going to be. Making a thread like this just makes you look bad. That's why you get people accusing you of trying to deflect attention. Why not do it properly if you want to deflect attention and actually discuss the Congo instead of discussing why pro-Palestinians and muslims don't want to discuss the Congo?
People, especially Europeans and the younger generation of Brits, see the fact that Israel is equipped and sponsored by America, killing poor people and that's quite a big message being sent out to these people. The fact that during the first weeks, the US failed to call for a ceasefire - whether that's right or wrong is irrelevant, because the rest of the nations in the world wanted one.
I think Israel will be judged on higher standards because of the fact that it's a more developed country, it's practically sponsored by the world's biggest superpower, it's just the way it is. Just accept it. Alright, i understand if you want to protest against Israel being judged by a morally higher standard (cos I don't know why it's fundamentally achieved that status myself), but just popping up and randomly posting links to other stories does no justice to you or the poor people in that story. It's as if you're just using it as a tool. If you're serious, go ahead and make threads to discuss it.
On the other hand, I agree with other posters saying that it comes from a deeper resentment of Israel and that is another reason - that is another part of it, undoubtedly. It's just the way it is and is a little sad, too. I've worked extensively in Europe with young people on political and social issues and, tbh, this is a quite a big trend from my experience, especially amongst young people.
I've found that the older generation in Europe is more neutral on the issue of the conflict but the younger generation isn't. I've found that the vast majority of students i've met (in countries such as France, German, Italy, Turkey etc) have a more anti-Israel stance now as the generations pass, and i'm sure a lot of you know that it's the case in this country as well, and the real story is that the vast majority of these people aren't even muslims - but that's another issue.