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Most Jewish Americans Support Israel's War Against Hamas and How It's Fought
(JTA) Ron Kampeas - A Pew Research Center study published Thursday found that 89% of Jewish Americans say Israel's reasons for launching a war against Hamas are justified, among 58% of Americans overall. 62% of Jewish Americans said they approve of how Israel is conducting the war. 61% of U.S. Jews say they are following the news "extremely" or "very" closely. Just 11% of Jews said they were not following the news at all, compared to 43% of Americans overall and 58% of young adults. Nearly half of Muslim Americans said Hamas had valid reasons for fighting, compared to 22% of Americans overall and 16% of Jews.