Does Gen Z have a problem with Israel?
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🗓️ 21 December 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Gen Z voters are ramping up the pressure on President Biden to tone down his support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas. According to a recent New York Times poll, their support for the Palestinians far exceeds that of any other age cohort.
So what sits behind this generational pivot, which is playing out not only in the US, but across the West more widely? The Sunday Times's Katie Tarrant, herself a Gen Zer, talks TikTok and campus antisemitism with Luke.
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| 1:04.9 | allies and by allies I mean the US. Joe Biden himself is under pressure from |
| 1:12.1 | quite a surprising constituency. |
| 1:14.3 | Gen Z voters. A new poll for the New York Times suggests a full three quarters of 18 to 29 year olds |
| 1:25.0 | don't support Biden's stance on the wall. |
| 1:28.0 | His support for Israel. |
| 1:30.0 | Oddly, many are turning to Trump instead, despite being left leaning. |
| 1:36.3 | In July, American Gen Z voters backed Biden over Trump by 10 percentage points, but now, |
| 1:42.2 | 10 weeks into this conflict, Trump leads among young people by |
| 1:46.9 | 49 to 43 percent. |
| 1:49.8 | Interestingly, those who use Tik-Tock regularly were the most critical of Biden. |
| 1:55.4 | So what is happening? |
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