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Beastly Boy

(11,305 posts)
Wed Dec 18, 2024, 05:38 PM Wednesday

Over half of Arab Israelis believe war created a shared sense of destiny with Jews - poll

Over half (57.8%) of Arab citizens in Israel, including Muslims, Druze, and Christians, believe the multi-front war has created a shared sense of destiny between Jews and Arabs, a survey by the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at TAU's Moshe Dayan Center revealed Wednesday.

In June 2024, 51.6% of Arab Israelis believed that the war was creating a shared sense of destiny between Jewish and Arab Israelis, indicating an upward trend. In contrast, in November 2023, nearly three-quarters (69.8%) of Arab Israelis said that the war had harmed solidarity between Arab and Jewish citizens.

In terms of the relationship between Arab Israelis and the state in the December 2024 survey, over a third (39.4%) of respondents said that their sense of belonging to the state has weakened since October 7. Only 17.4% said their sense of belonging to Israel has strengthened due to the war.

The survey additionally revealed that a third (33.9%) of Arab Israelis define their Israeli citizenship as the most important element in their personal identity, compared to the 9% who regard their Palestinian identity as the dominant component of their identity. Of those surveyed, 29.2% view their religious affiliation as the most important aspect of their identity, and 26.9% view their Arab identity as the most important.

In comparison to earlier surveys, it is notable that the importance of Israeli citizenship to Arab Israelis has increased during the war.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-833986

More interesting numbers at the link.
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Over half of Arab Israelis believe war created a shared sense of destiny with Jews - poll (Original Post) Beastly Boy Wednesday OP
Did they poll any of the Gazans or inhabitants of the West Bank? brush Wednesday #1
Of course not. They polled Arab Israelis. Beastly Boy Wednesday #2
You're right. They'd probably get completely different results. brush Wednesday #3
Naturally. One would expect completely different results from non-Israelis. Beastly Boy Wednesday #4

Beastly Boy

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2. Of course not. They polled Arab Israelis.
Wed Dec 18, 2024, 05:55 PM
Wednesday

They wouldn't poll Arab Jordanians or Arab Egyptians for a survey of Arab Israelis, would they?

Beastly Boy

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4. Naturally. One would expect completely different results from non-Israelis.
Wed Dec 18, 2024, 06:22 PM
Wednesday

What do they care about shared destiny with other Israelis?

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