Survey: Roughly Half Of Gen Z Voters Are Sympathetic to Hamas

Ever since the war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas broke out people people questioned whether the anti-Semitism was new or simply uncovered by the Hamas terrorist attack. 

But now, as more protests occur, many worry that colleges have become a breeding ground for not only leftist agendas at large, but also for much of this resurgence of Jewish hatred. Considering the amount of anti-Semitism displayed on college campuses in recent months, the news that a survey found roughly half of Gen Z voters "are sympathetic toward Hamas" is, for many, not a shock.

Summit Ministries and RMG Research released data on Monday showcasing "the startling difference between the sentiments of all voters and Gen Z voters specifically, those born between 1997 and 2012," Breitbart reported. These particular results, which involved 1,003 registered voters, highlighted Gen Z's terrorist sympathies with the label, "Landmark poll: Gen Z sides with Hamas."

The respondents were asked, "Do you believe that Israel's wealth and military power make its campaign against Hamas unjust?" According to Breitbart, "While most voters across the board, 58 percent, believe that Israel's campaign is 'just' -- compared to 21 percent who believe it is unjust -- only 42 percent of voters aged 18-24 believe Israel's campaign against Hamas is just. 

A plurality of voters aged 18-24 believe Israel's campaign against Hamas is unjust," Breitbart reported. This is despite the fact that roughly 60% of Gen Z voters "agree with the U.S. government classifying Hamas as a terrorist group."

The survey also revealed that "one-third of Gen Z voters believe Israel does not have the right to exist as a nation. Across the board, just ten percent hold that same sentiment, showcasing the radicalization of America's youth." Comparatively, a Pew Research Poll from March found "roughly six in ten Americans (58%) say Israel's reasons for fighting Hamas are valid," even if they did not all agree with how Israel responded to Hamas.

However, even though the majority of the U.S. voters appear to side with Israel amid the war, the poll from Monday made it unmistakenly clear that almost the majority of young voters do not.

Meg Kilgannon, Family Research Council's senior fellow for Education Studies, shared with The Washington Stand, "When colleges and even primary and secondary schools are educating their students in the 'oppressor/oppressed' paradigm, it's little wonder that Gen Z will identify with Hamas as indigenous and believe that Israel is a 'colonizing' force."

She continued, "We know that this is totally and biblically inaccurate, but this is a generation that has been formed by social media very profoundly where these ideas are pervasive." As such, it leads to "a situation where there is very little downside for being a pro-Palestine protestor on a college campus in most states," especially considering the fact that "universities have policies where they provide the police force and the court system to meet their need for (social) justice."

Several studies have shown the number of pro-Palestinian Tik Tok related videos outnumber pro-Israel videos almost 10 to 1.  The average Tik Tok user spends almost 1hr per day on Tik Tok videos.  Add that up over the period of several months and you have an incredible amount of bias and misleading information that is playing out in real time at our university campuses.

With Israel expected to make a decision on invading the Hamas stronghold of Rafah in the next few days many people are wondering if the violence is going to spill over into the summer months.

"These protests are going to continue into the summer," answered Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.). "And, as it gets hotter, and tempers flare, the potential for more disruption is evident. And it's going to be very unsettling as the summer goes on." The campus encampments are "just uncovering the truth," he added, "which is that the radical Left -- supported by and endorsed by terrorist groups around the world -- are doing what they can to stoke unrest across the country."

The cause doesn't matter to left-wing direct action. Sometimes, the activists don't even know what the cause is. "I've seen interviews with students chanting, 'From the river to the sea,' and they don't even know what river or what sea they're talking about," said Cline. A viral video clip recently showed two college students at an NYU protest who admitted they didn't even know what they were protesting. 

Originally published at The Washington Stand