Amidst Israeli-Palestinian Tensions, American Jews Overwhelmingly Support A Palestinian State in Gaza

It’s very likely you already have some idea of what is going on in Israel and Palestinian territories, even if you don’t know the full context of it. The threat of a full-scale war has already been acknowledged by a troubled UN.

Dozens of civilians (including children) have been killed, while endless videos of Palestinian’s grieving the loss of their loved ones, and Israeli’s running for bomb shelter have circulated.

And although this issue has spawned a wave of both Islamophobic and Anti-Semitic statements, data shows Palestinian-Americans have much more understanding with Jewish-Americans, than the people of Palestine do of those in Israel.

By The Numbers

The fact that the descendants of Israel and Palestine agree better may not prove as useful, when you consider that means the people that are actually occupying the land are going to have a harder time coming to a decision.

However, there is reason to believe, especially with the amount of military support America provides Israel, that a notable shift in the percent that support the two-state solution could pressure US officials enough into threatening to revoke support if policies are not made humanitarian.

According to The Times of Israel, about 43 percent of Palestinians and Israeli Jews support a two-state solution — in other words, most don’t.

However, American Jews support a Palestinian state overwhelmingly, at an even higher rate than the general population.

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is considered the “dean of American Jewish organizations” by The New York Times.

In their 2019 poll where they ask Jewish-Americans a number of questions related to their faith, 64 percent of American Jews said they supported a two-state solution, with 26 percent being opposed, and 10 percent having no opinion. The margin for favorability among American Jews is +38; that is an astounding gap.

Even when compared to the general public, Gallup found only 55 percent supported the two-state solution. Nonetheless, that is still a majority.

Peace is attainable, but it won’t be reached through bombings.

My thoughts are with all Palestinian and Israeli citizens who fear for their lives right now.