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In a major survey of American Jews by the Pew Research Center in 2013,
for instance, only a quarter of Jews aged 18 to 29 believed that
Netanyahu’s government was “making a sincere effort to bring about a
peace settlement with the Palestinians.”
But the brand of liberal Zionism that Portman espouses – supportive of
Israel, but often critical of its behavior, especially (but not only)
toward Palestinians – is actually becoming unfashionable among her
highly educated and politically engaged American Jewish peers.
For many, their problem with Israel is not just its current prime
minister, its government’s policies and its nearly 51-year-long
occupation of the West Bank. It is also Israel itself that they are
uncomfortable with, specifically its identity as a Jewish state.
It is not only what Israel does that bothers them, but also what Israel is.
In a recent survey of Jews living in San Francisco’s Bay Area, just 40
percent of those between the ages of 18 to 34 said they were comfortable
with the idea of a Jewish state. Just over a third thought that a Jewish
state was very important. Most older Jews, by contrast, said they were
comfortable with the idea of a Jewish state and thought it was very
important to have one.
full:
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/young-american-jews-are-turning-away-state-israel
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