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Patricia Atkins's avatar

Well said. I think young people, Gen Z, are being painted with a very broad brush of antisemitism. You can recognize Hamas is a terrorist organization, support Israeli’s people right to exist, And know Palestinians also have an Equal right to live, work, and exist in their homeland. I will not, and do not agree to pressure to support the Israeli government in their apartheid regime against the Palestinian people. Doesn’t mean I am antisemetic. Just as I would not accuse a person of being anti American because of their opposition to the Trump administration.

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Scott Gaynor's avatar

Well, when half of the respondents under the age of 35 said they felt that the Oct 7 attack by Hamas was completely justified, I think a broad brush is appropriate.

Slide # 43: https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HHP_Oct23_KeyResults.pdf

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Its Hard To Be Fair's avatar

That's a rather narrow and solitary data point among many other data points that are favorable to Israel in the same poll. In particular, later on a significant majority of those under 35 identify antisemitism in Palestinians. And always, ALWAYS, consider the reliability of a single poll.

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Scott Gaynor's avatar

And yet there are thousands in the streets and on campuses chanting “From the river to the sea” and that Israel is the aggressor.

But sure…

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