Posted on 01/21/2025 4:04:59 AM PST by Words Matter
Monday, January 20, 2025. Israel is seen more favorably than CNN and the EU by Americans - and young Americans now support Israel more than most other age groups! A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll was just released, and it shows that Americans remain strongly pro-Israel.
Taken on January 15-16, the survey asked 2,650 US voters a series of questions about the political environment ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration today.
One question asked how favorably Americans judged a series of institutions:
Israel is seen more favorably by Americans than the European Union, CNN. MSNBC and X. The gap of favorable over unfavorable is better for Israel than the US Supreme Court, the Department of Justice and Fox News. (If you calculate the percentage of favorable answers over all people who held an opinion, Israel also edges Facebook.)
Given the huge amount of anti-Israel reporting and coverage of anti-Israel events for the past 15 months, this is pretty remarkable.
Another response is perhaps even more surprising:
It is not surprising that 4 out of 5 Americans support Israel over Hamas. But the age breakdown shatters the impression that has been given that young Americans are inexorably becoming more anti-Israel.
A higher percentage of US voters 18-24 say they support Israel than any other age group under 55!
The pattern of younger people becoming more and more anti-Israel appears to have been broken by Gen Z.
This is something worth investigating. Did the pro-Hamas college encampments turn them off? Are they now getting most of their news from social media and therefore not as exposed to the toxic hate from the mainstream media? Is hasbara actually working for the first time in decades?
That’s an impressive rejection of the media agenda.
NPR must be sad.
“Israel is seen more favorably than CNN and the EU by Americans”
Good God, the bar was pretty low. I wouldn’t get too excited.
Am Yisrael Chai (Hebrew: עם ישראל חי; meaning “The people of Israel live”)
Imagine growing up in a neighborhood where all your neighbors want to kill you because of their religion…
Simple truth.
Amen
True too. But given the money from Qatar to universities to allow Arab immigrants to riot and ppropagate..
I’m surprised.
PBS...
Young Americans also oppose the Israel/Hamas ceasefire much more than other age demographics, 36% oppose the ceasefire as opposed to 18% opposed overall...do young Americans really want the slaughter in Gaza to continue? 🤔
How many times has HAMASistan launched invasions into Israel killing women and children since being granted self governance? It was a mistake for Israel to give their land to the Islamists. Smart Arabs in Gaza would leave from the presence of Terrorists like the Lebanese Christians
Good news and about time too.
Young people should support those other age groups more.
Generation Trump.
The people in Gaza voted enthusiastically for the monsters in charge.
They allow themselves to be used as human shields, cannon fodder and stay silent as terrorists hide themselves and massive weaponry in kindergartens, schools, hospitals and homes.
They know where the hostages were taken (and some even kept them in their homes).
They see the aid intended for them secreted off into tunnels or stolen and then “sold” to them at unfair prices.
I don’t know the numbers, and I am sure that the woman must stay silent and submit, but are there not enough men to rise up against the injustice being done?
Or are they fine with it all, as long as they kill the “dogs” and push Israel into the sea??
The leftist/terrorist organized effort to turn American youth into anti-Israel stooges is failing.
Thank God
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