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73% Israeli support -- pewresearch.org/global/…
maybe censorship inside Israel of the inhumanity plays a role?
Harris said the Gazan deaths and blown away body parts was horrific, but seems not to follow USA law against more weapons to Israel nor follow International Court of Justice orders for Israel and its weapon suppliers to prevent acts of genocide.
73% Israeli support -- https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/30/israeli-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war/
maybe censorship inside Israel of the inhumanity plays a role?
Harris said the Gazan deaths and blown away body parts was horrific, but seems not to follow USA law against more weapons to Israel nor follow International Court of Justice orders for Israel and its weapon suppliers to prevent acts of genocide.
Thank you!
A complicated Pew article to understand. First, it was a survey of only 1000 people. Second, they talked about the differences in approach among groups, but didn't address which groups they interviewed. Third, there's a dramatic divergence between how many survey subjects thought the US' role was about right or not aggressive enough (the 73% you quoted) and the percent who preferred a "diplomatic" solution (72%, which seems like the same percent who were content with the military solution). And fourth, although this is not a brand new survey, the number of Israelis who have left Israel is not factored in. Presumably, that erodes the 73%.
This report is six pages, and I only read page 1. So I'm not sure if the opinions would have gotten messier or tidier. But it's a survey of 1000 Israelis. Israelis do not get to dictate US foreign policy. To the extent that any of us disagree with what's happening, we disagree with Biden and Harris.
I read the 73% more about Israel's war efforts "39% of Israelis say Israel’s military response against Hamas in Gaza has been about right, while 34% say it has not gone far enough." Totally agree about the tail wagging the dog.