The risk of new combat remains extremely high as phase 1 of the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ends in Phase 2 without real progress.
Just like before, it was a reopening war. It has been reported Perhaps it is important to assess how Americans feel about the war in Gaza.
new Polling Schoen-Cooperman's research conducted by our company on behalf of Israel in the Campus Union reveals that even after the 16 months of war, Americans firmly support Israel's right to protect themselves.
Furthermore, we see that Americans overwhelmingly believe that the final deal requires the removal of extremist groups' power, as the future of Hamas' role in Gaza is one of the biggest obstacles to the Phase 2 agreement.
Certainly, more than eight in ten Americans believe that ending the war would require an end to Hamas' rule in Gaza (82%), with 81% effectively identical Americans supporting the right to defend their own Israeli self.
The strong American support for Israel does not show a lack of compassion for the civilians in Gaza. Rather, as our polls show, it is because Americans are widely aware that Hamas is the cause of the war.
Eight in 10 adults, including 85% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats and 73% of Independents, agree that Palestinians in Gaza are suffering due to Hamas, which launched the war on October 7, 2023.
Additionally, seven in 10 Americans (69%) believe that Israel's response to Hamas' October 7 attack was justified after hearing brief background information about the attack and the resulting casualties of the war.
A poll surveying 1,000 Americans, 400 university students and 250 Jewish university students suggests growing concern over the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States.
At the same time, it shows that the war in Gaza remains a dominant issue on university campuses, even after 16 months of war and a ceasefire that has been held primarily over the past six weeks.
The Israeli-Hamas war was asked about what issues to address and ranked second among all university students, after only cost and inflation.
Furthermore, among Jewish university students, war is the biggest problem, showing violent crime and gun violence four times ahead in the four-in-tenth rankings.
Similarly, over 90% (94%) of Jewish university students and all university students (91%) say the Israeli Hamas War is personally important.
That being said, the centrality of the Israeli-Hamas war on university campuses has had a dangerous impact on students, especially Jewish students.
Three-quarters of college students (75%) have experienced, witnessed and heard of anti-Semitism incidents on campus, while 76% of similarly believe that anti-Semitism is a serious problem on individual campuses.
Among Jewish university students, the problem is even more serious.
Over eight in ten (81%) Jewish university students have personally experienced anti-Semitism (30%), witnessed anti-Semitism incidents (29%), or heard about one outbreak (22%).
Furthermore, both Jewish university students (80%) and university students (76%) are concerned that the Israeli-Hamas war has led to an increase in Jewish hatred against certain campuses.
Similarly, the overtly anti-Israel boycott, sale and sanctions (BDS) resolutions increasingly promoted on campus contribute to the fears of Jewish students.
Approximately 90% (87%) of Jewish students are concerned that anti-Israel protests and BDS resolutions will lead to anti-Semitic hate crimes and violence against Jewish students.
Since October 7, the attacks in Gaza and subsequent wars have emerged on university and university campuses as the epicenter of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activities.
The latest incident like this It happened last week when masked anti-Israeli protesters at Bernard College stormed the building and assaulted an employee. Send him To the hospital.
Despite university leaders repeatedly pledge to combat the outbreak of Jewish hatred on campus, data shows they continue to be severely scarce.
Certainly, polls found that concerns about the anti-Semitism epidemic are not limited to university students.
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Taken together, this poll reveals that Americans continue to be involved in wars in the Middle East and continue to strongly support Israel's right to self-defense. This support reduces party lines in a way that is rarely problem-free today.
At the same time, it is clear that there is an urgent need to deal with the surge in anti-Semitism that erupted after the war, especially on university campuses.
Douglas E. Shane and Carly Cooperman are pollers and partners with Shane Cooperman Research, a New York-based public opinion company. They are co-authors of the book.America: Unity or die.”
