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Poll Finds Support for Israel Increases With Age

A new poll about the Israel-Hamas war found a 29 percentage point divide between older and younger Americans on support for Israel.

Recent polling for the Napolitan News Service of 1,000 registered voters comes as President Donald Trump hopes to end that war in the Middle East. Trump last month hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, where they talked about Arab countries taking Palestinian refugees and the future of Gaza

Sixty-six percent of senior citizens polled consider Israel an ally, whereas only 37% of younger voters do. While no senior citizens surveyed viewed Israel as America’s enemy, 16% of younger voters (under 35) regarded that country as an enemy.

The poll also found that 40% of respondents expressed support for the state of Israel in the conflict, and overall, 52% of voters polled consider Israel an ally, whereas only…

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