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In reply to the discussion: The Times of Israel posted an article titled "When Genocide Is Permissible." [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)...there is this, which comes after Israel has already killed more than a thousand Palestinian civilians:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/israeli-polls-support-gaza-campaign-media
Israeli polls show overwhelming support for Gaza campaign
Consensus has been shaped in part by media which largely focus on Israeli casualties and play down Palestinian deaths
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Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem
theguardian.com, Thursday 31 July 2014 12.03 EDT
Supporters of Israel's Gaza offensive demonstrate in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Reuters
Public support among Israeli Jews for the military campaign in Gaza has been overwhelming throughout its 24-day duration, with a recent opinion poll showing 95% of respondents believed the war was justified.
A survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University on three separate occasions between 14 and 23 July, and published this week, found that only 3-4% agreed with a statement that the Israel Defence Forces had used excessive firepower in the conflict.
The findings were echoed in a separate poll, also published this week, in which 86% of Israeli Jews said they supported the war. Fewer than 10% agreed that it was time to stop, and 86.5% said military action should not cease until Hamas's rockets and tunnels had been dealt with and Hamas had surrendered.
Support is not universal, however. There have been anti-war rallies in most major cities, but they have attracted small numbers and have come under physical and verbal attack from rightwing activists. A protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday drew around 5,000, the biggest number to date by far.