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 e…
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.
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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.