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Changes in American Support for Israel

(Los Angeles Jewish Journal) Samuel J. Abrams and David Bernstein - For decades, the American public has sided with Israel by rather hefty margins. The 2022 Jewish Institute for Liberal Values (JILV) survey of likely voters in the U.S. found that Israel sympathizers out-number Palestinian sympathizers by almost 2:1 - 39% to 21%. If we focus on those with strong feelings, the pro-Israel advantage in the American public grows to nearly 3:1 (22% for Israel vs. 8% for the Palestinians). Among Boomers, now age 58-76, Israel sympathizers outnumber Palestinian sympathizers by over 4:1 (52% vs. 12%). But among Millennials, age 26-41, Israel sympathizers and Palestinian sympathizers are almost equal (31% vs 29%). The long-standing widespread support for Israel in the American public is clearly at risk, as pro-Israel attitudes are less frequent among younger likely voters than their parents' generation. Samuel J. Abrams is a professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. David Bernstein is the founder of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values and author of Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews.
2022-12-15 00:00:00
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