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Sun 12 May 2024 9:06 am - Jerusalem Time

A “shocking” poll: American students support the protesters, support Hamas, and reject “Israel’s” right to exist

A new poll that the New York Post described as “shocking” showed that a majority of college students support the anti-Israel protests sweeping American campuses across the country.


The results showed that 15% of those surveyed and who participated in one of them do not believe that Israel has the right to exist.


65% of students support the recent protests, according to a poll of 763 full-time students from Intelligent, an online magazine focused on higher education.


Demonstrations have struck more than 80 university campuses in the United States, starting with the "Gaza Solidarity Camp" at Columbia University and extending to the University of California, Los Angeles.


63% expressed sympathy for Hamas fighters, but they were divided between “a great deal” or “a little” sympathy for the movement.


One in 10 of those surveyed also admitted that they have an “unfavorable” opinion of the Jewish people.


The TikTok application was the main source of information about the war between Israel and Hamas, among the students surveyed, ahead of other social networking sites, news, friends, family, and professors.


75% of supporters expressed their admiration for the camps, and 45% agreed with preventing students from arriving to class (attending lessons) as a form of protest.


The unnamed participants told Intelligence they support the demonstrations because they "think it's a good cause" and "like to support something political."


One of the survey participants said: “I am not sure of the details of the debate, but I am against the war in general and I wish them success.”


36% confirmed that the protests “have actually increased their support for the Palestinian cause.”


More than 2,000 people were arrested during pro-Palestine protests across the United States, with the poll showing that only 24% “strongly” support consequences for student protesters who break the law while roughly the same number support punishing those who violate university policy (it appears that What is meant by those who prevent students from attending lessons?


Columbia University and UCLA have canceled their upcoming major graduation ceremonies after weeks of unrest on campus.


Meanwhile, off campus, nearly half of Americans support banning pro-Palestine protesters from campus entirely, according to another recent poll.

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