• Survey: 37 per cent of US Jewish teens sympathise with Hamas

    From NefeshBarYochai@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 26 23:43:29 2024
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    An official opinion survey showed that 42 per cent of Jewish teens in
    the US believe that the occupation army has committed genocide in the
    Gaza Strip.

    The Jerusalem Post published the results of a survey conducted by
    Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism,
    which also showed that 42 per cent of Jews criticise Israel, compared
    to only seven per cent of their international counterparts.

    The survey stated: “These disparities highlight a worrying divergence
    in how American Jewish teens perceive Israel, influenced by
    differences in culture, community, and education.”

    The survey’s findings cited 37 per cent of Jewish American teens
    sympathise with Hamas, according to The Jerusalem Post.

    The survey has indicated that this number increases when the age group
    is limited to 14 years old, as 60 per cent of this age group in the US sympathises with Hamas.

    The Jerusalem Post report indicated that the rise in opposition to
    Israel among Jewish American teens is influenced by different
    cultural, social and educational circumstances.

    Even among those with a strong Jewish educational background, six per
    cent sympathise with Hamas.

    At the same time, the report conveyed: “Teens who participated in
    Jewish camps, day schools, or supplementary schools, or who had
    personal encounters with Israelis were far less likely to harbour
    anti-Israel views.”

    These findings have angered Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai
    Chikli, who remarked: “It is more important than ever to strengthen
    the bonds between Jewish teens in the diaspora and Israel.”

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241123-survey-37-per-cent-of-us-jewish-teens-sympathise-with-hamas/

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to NefeshBarYochai on Thu Nov 28 12:47:41 2024
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    On 27/11/2024 5:43 pm, NefeshBarYochai wrote:
    An official opinion survey showed that 42 per cent of Jewish teens in
    the US believe that the occupation army has committed genocide in the
    Gaza Strip.



    OT here - but recognising the genocide in Gaza (and crimes in the West
    Bank) are not the same as 'sympathise with Hamas' in your title.

    --
    geoff

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  • From NefeshBarYochai@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 27 23:05:47 2024
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    On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:47:41 +1300, Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
    wrote:

    On 27/11/2024 5:43 pm, NefeshBarYochai wrote:
    An official opinion survey showed that 42 per cent of Jewish teens in
    the US believe that the occupation army has committed genocide in the
    Gaza Strip.



    OT here - but recognising the genocide in Gaza (and crimes in the West
    Bank) are not the same as 'sympathise with Hamas' in your title.

    One can't publicly admit that they recognize genocide in Gaza, lest
    they be labeled "self-loathing anti-Semitic" or even "Nazi". It's
    easier to say they sympathize with Hamas

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