Democrats are divided over the anti-Israel protests that erupted in 2018. university campus A new national poll shows that public interest in Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip has increased across the United States this spring.
And a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday shows Republicans are nearly united in their opposition to the demonstrations, some of which have turned violent in recent weeks. There is.
Protests in support of the Palestinians received a lot of attention on cable news and online coverage. Demonstrators criticized President Biden’s support for Israel in its fight against Hamas and called on the university to sever its financial ties with the Jerusalem government.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York, Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq calls on the NYPD to clear the encampment and remove individuals from Hamilton Hall, then lays down his arms in preparation for an NYPD attack on the campus. Pro-Palestinian students group, sing and chant. . (Sayma Bayram, via AP) (Saima Bayram, via AP)
According to the poll, 32% of Democrats questioned said they supported the protests, and 38% said they agreed with the protesters’ demands but opposed their approach. 17% of Democrats said they opposed the protests.
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It’s a different story for Republicans, with 81% of Republicans saying they oppose the protests. Four percent of Republicans questioned said they supported the protests, and 9% said they agreed with the protesters’ demands but disagreed with their approach.
Hundreds of students protested outside the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/Media News Group/Pasadena Star News via Getty Images)
Among all voters, the poll focuses on generational disparities.
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“Support for the protests was highest among young voters,” said the group’s director, David Paleologos. Suffolk University Center for Political Research, he wrote in the poll release. “Voters 65 and older, the oldest voters, are the age group most supportive of Biden, followed by voters ages 35 to 49. These older voters are the most sympathetic to the protests. ing.”
A car that was trying to drive through a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus of Portland State University is parked on the campus sidewalk, damaged, on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. I can see you there. Damaged the car. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
When asked whether pro-Palestinian demonstrations reflected anti-Semitism, 41% said “yes” and 40% said “no.”
The Suffolk University poll published in USA Today was conducted between April 30 and May 3 among 1,000 registered voters nationwide. The overall sampling error for the survey is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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