New study: Young Americans view Israelis less favorably than older generation
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Fast Forward New surveys show connection and contrasts between American and Israeli Jewish millennials
Less than 20% of American respondents believe there is no viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, whereas a majority of their Israeli counterparts hold this view.
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Fast Forward New poll finds Americans strongly back Israel
The vast majority of Americans strongly support Israel and want the U.S. to maintain sanctions against Iran, according to a new survey from Christians United For Israel (CUFI), a group founded by evangelical Pastor John Hagee with more than 10 million members. The survey found that 82% of respondents believe it’s “important or very important…
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Fast Forward Report shows younger Jews are less partisan, but Democratic support remains steady
In the weeks after last fall’s presidential election, the heads of the Jewish Democratic Council of America and the Republican Jewish Coalition both filled social-media platforms and email inboxes with seemingly contradictory declarations of victory. Halie Soifer, chief executive of the Democratic council, touted an exit poll conducted by J Street that showed Jewish voters…
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News Who are America’s Jews of color? New survey aims to find out.
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in January, 2021. The first Zoom meeting to plan a new survey about Jews of color had Ilana Kaufman geeking out. “I was just…
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Fast Forward Pollsters asked Americans to name a Jew. The most common answer was Jesus.
As part of a survey about how Americans think about religion, the Pew Research Center asked respondents last month to answer the question, “Who is the first person who comes to mind when you think of Judaism?” The most common answer, according to Pew, was Jesus. Some 21% of respondents named Jesus as the first…
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Fast Forward 40% Of Germans Think Jews Talk About The Holocaust Too Much
More than a quarter of Germans agree with several anti-Semitic statements and stereotypes, according to a study by the World Jewish Congress. The organization’s poll, which was conducted before the attempted Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue in the German city of Halle, found that 29% felt that Jews are more loyal to Israel than…
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Fast Forward Voters Oppose Trump’s ‘Disloyalty’ Comments – Unless They’re Republicans: Poll
Most Americans disapprove of President Trump’s claim that Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats are unintelligent or “disloyal” — but most Republicans support those remarks, according to a poll released Wednesday. President Trump attracted much criticism from the Jewish community when he said on August 20 that Jewish Democrats have “either a total lack of…
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