What’s Really Behind America’s Generational Divide Over Israel
Why are middle-aged and older Americans persistently pro-Israel? It hasn’t always been the case. This week on How We Got Here, Max and Erin discuss the profound opinion shift among younger Americans, and then take a trip off campus to understand how geopolitics and propaganda in the 21st century have entrenched pro-Israel sentiments in Gen Xers, Boomers and beyond.
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Majority in US Say Israel's Reasons for Fighting Hamas Are Valid | Pew Research Center
Americans' Reaction to Middle East Situation Similar to Past
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Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza
Despite concerns about war, many voters would ban pro-Palestinian campus protests
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