Israel has a long way to go, however, as the research found Europeans in particular “agree with the language of Israel being a genocidal, apartheid country even though it contradicts their opposition to Hamas and Iran.”

Israel’s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of “Radical Islam” and “Jihadism,” which remain high, the research finds. By highlighting Israeli support for women’s rights and gay rights while elevating concerns that Hamas wants to “destroy all Jews and spread Jihadism,” Israeli support rebounded by an average of over 20 points in each country. “Especially once the situation in Gaza is resolved, the room for growth in all countries is very significant,” the report concludes.

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago

Yet we still voting for pro israel candidates and parties

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Israel's own reports admit they are killing more civilians by an order of magnitude, even if you count only the people that were directly killed by the IDF. That's not even up for debate.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    In the US and Germany, where support for Israel is highest, 66% & 68% still believed that Israel was killing mostly civilians. People in those countries estimated ~10K killed by Israel, though the official number is 64k and still an undercount.

    That gap in perception versus reality suggests that attitudes toward Israel have not hit their floor.

    Israel’s best tactic to combat this, according to the study, is to foment fear of “Radical Islam”

    This is just like Mr Burns being told he's seen as an ogre and replying "Why I should club them and eat their bones!"

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Hmmmm, I wonder why....

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    They’ve know this since the nineties. They call it policy.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago
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    If only there was something they could have done to avoid this.

    Like, you know, not a genocide.

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