🇮🇱🇺🇸 US Jewish teens more likely to criticize Israel, sympathize with Hamas, than their peers elsewhere

According to the findings, 37% of American Jewish teens expressed sympathy for Hamas, a stark contrast of more than five times as many as the 7% of Jewish teens globally. Similarly, 42% of US Jewish teens believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, almost five times as many as the 9% of their international counterparts.

These disparities highlight a worrying divergence in how American Jewish teens perceive Israel, influenced by differences in culture, community, and education.

The survey also emphasized the correlation between Jewish educational engagement and positive attitudes toward Israel. Teens who participated in Jewish camps, day schools, or supplementary schools, or who had personal encounters with Israelis, were far less likely to harbor anti-Israel views.

Among those with a strong Jewish background, only 6% sympathized with Hamas, compared to 65% of teens with little to no Jewish educational experiences.

🔗 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-830230