A Palestinian protester yells at an Israeli soldier while conducting an exercise in a residential area near the Palestinian village of Naqura in the occupied West Bank on September 4, 2019.
Oct 13, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
As American
sentiment toward the Israel-Palestine conflict continues to shift
amid the ongoing reports of terror, young Americans tend to be more
pro-Palestine than other age groups.
A Pew Research report found that overall, Americans have more positive feelings toward Israel than Palestine—however, the gaps in attitude are noticeable between young and old Americans.
American adults under 30 said they view Palestinian people as very or
somewhat favorable 61 percent of the time, while they see Israeli people warmly
only 56 percent of the time.
This was in relative contrast to the general population, which saw Israeli
people positively two-thirds of the time compared to just 52 percent of the
time for Palestinians.
And for those aged 65 and over, 78 percent viewed Israeli people favorably
while just 47 percent saw Palestinians favorably.
Altogether, adults under 30 were much more likely than older Americans to
view the Israeli people unfavorably but the Palestinians favorably. The same
was true when it came to views on the Israeli and Palestinian governments among
age groups, meaning Israel could struggle to gain their support moving forward.
Newsweek