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Opinion: Why American Jews are turning away from Israel

28 February 2025 12:42 GMT

Watching politics in the United States is akin to seeing a never-ending parade of compromised individuals finding new ways to devote themselves to the Israeli cause. 

The genocide in Gaza and mass killings in the occupied West Bank are seemingly no impediment to their commitment. Voices supporting Palestine, or at the very least questioning Israeli tactics, are few and far between. 

But American public opinion is shifting, quite radically in some cases - including within the Jewish community. 

Israel is increasingly a country that’s wholly backed by evangelical Christians, conservative Jews, European political parties with Nazi backgrounds, and the global far right. A hatred of Muslims, Islam, multiculturalism and democratic plurality is the glue that binds these disparate groups together. 

A recent Economist/YouGov poll in the US is a stark reminder that Israeli actions in Gaza and beyond since 7 October 2023 have caused a monumental drop in American support for the Israeli state. 

Read more: Why American Jews are turning away from Israel Opinion by Antony Loewenstein

Activists chain themselves to the fence of the White House in Washington at a protest organised by Jewish Voice for Peace against the Gaza war on 11 December 2023 (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
Activists chain themselves to the fence of the White House in Washington at a protest organised by Jewish Voice for Peace against the Gaza war on 11 December 2023 (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)