Also, how did we arrive at the ludicrous situation that the US - the most powerful nation on the planet - is Israel's bitch. FFS, Americans show some goddam backbone and stop unilaterally supporting everything Israel says or does.
Many reasons. Depth of support is not consistent across generations or other demographics. For instance -
Older Americans have more favorable attitudes towards Israel than younger ones.
www.brookings.edu
...key generational and partisan differences. For example, only 41% of those aged 18-29 had a favorable view of Israel, compared to 69% of those aged 65 or older. Among those aged 30-49, 49% held a favorable view of Israel, and among 50–64-year old’s, 60% held a favorable view.
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Israel saw a net positive sympathy level of +46% among baby boomers (born 1946-1964), and +32% among Generation X (born 1965-1979). However, there was a massive drop-off among millennials (born 1980-2000) where net sympathy for Israel versus Palestinians was -2%.
Generally -
The survey also comes as tensions heat up between Israel and Iran and concerns Israel could launch a strike on Tehran's nuclear plants.
www.newsweek.com
"This is an all-time low for the Israelis and an all-time high for the Palestinians since the Quinnipiac University Poll began asking this question of registered voters in December 2001,"
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The poll is in line with the council's latest data as well, with its latest survey finding Americans overall rate their feelings toward Israel on a scale of one to 100 as a 50—the lowest point since at least 1980. That poll surveyed 1,019 Americans from April 18 to April 20.
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A Gallup poll released in March also found the number of Americans who are sympathetic to Israel had
dropped to its lowest point of 46 percent, compared to 33 percent who were sympathetic to the Palestinians.
en.wikipedia.org
Reviews criticizing the film’s political message only appeared in less mainstream sources. For example, Gideon Bachmann, who was present in Palestine in 1947, wrote in
Film Quarterly (published by
University of California Press) that the film was "dishonest" and propaganda designed to be "the best promotion Israel ever had."
Often characterized as a "Zionist epic", the film has been identified by many commentators as having been enormously influential in stimulating
Zionism and support for
Israel in the United States. While Preminger's film softened the
anti-British and
anti-Arab sentiment of the novel, the film remains contentious for its depiction of the
Arab–Israeli conflict.
www.mediaite.com
