There was interesting news about AI tech the IDF uses to decide their bombing targets. This was also flagged out multiple times immediately.

If the HN audience universally thinks something is reprehensible, it's an acceptable topic. If there's a core group that supports the reprehensible thing, it's now controversial and disallowed here.

Paul Graham I think is now retired from YC. The current YC CEO is pro-Israel, pro-Zionism.