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Oct 2023
20m 51s

How Americans Feel About Israel

CNN
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How do Americans feel about Israel? Broadly, there is deep sympathy for Israel and its response to Hamas in Gaza. But polling shows that among America’s more diverse, younger generation, attitudes toward both Israel and Palestinians are more complicated.  

Harry Enten, Senior Data Reporter at CNN, is here to parse the numbers and tease out some conclusions.  

Sept. 15 CNN Poll: Americans are deeply sympathetic toward Israelis and see their military response to Hamas attacks as justified  

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