Sympathy for Palestinians over Israel up sharply among younger Americans
Source: Times of Israel
Pew study finds threefold rise in past decade of millennials who say they’re more sympathetic to Palestinians than Israel
NEW YORK (JTA) – Democrats are more than four times as likely as Republicans to say they sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel, according to a survey published Thursday, and sympathy for the Palestinians among Americans overall is growing.
Sympathy for the Palestinians is up most sharply among the youngest American adults, growing threefold over the last decade, the new survey by the Pew Research Center shows. Some 27 percent of millennials say they are more sympathetic to the Palestinians than Israel; in 2006 the figure was 9 percent. The share of those favoring Israel has held steady at about 43 percent.
On Israel, the survey also shows one of the widest-ever gaps between the two main political parties.
While self-identified Democrats are more likely to favor Israel over the Palestinians (43 percent to 29 percent), they are far less sympathetic toward Israel than either Republicans or Independents. Among self-identified Republicans, 75 percent say they sympathize more with Israel compared to 7 percent sympathizing more for the Palestinians. Among Independents, the sympathies are 52 percent with Israel and 19 percent with the Palestinians.
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Liberals, Sanders supporters divided in Mideast sympathies
Growing share of liberal Democrats sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel
Millennials more likely than older generations to sympathize with the Palestinians
Conservative Republicans are skeptical of a peaceful, two-state solution
More Democrats say a peaceful, two-state solution is possible
Source: http://www.people-press.org/2016/05/05/5-views-of-israel-and-palestinians/