Majority of Americans Want Israel to Finish the Job in Rafah

There is a crushing disconnect between reality and the Democrat media/academia axis perceptions (propaganda) violently foisted on the American people daily. We a re living a big lie. Huge. And the sooner the American people come to terms that they’ve been duped – for decades – the sooner we can take back control of our our destiny.

Majority of Americans Want Israel to Finish the Job in Rafah

By: Hugh Fitzgerald, May 4, 2024;

While assorted college brats have been creating chaos on their campuses, and receiving plenty of publicity on the nightly news, as they accuse Israel of “apartheid and “genocide,” and call for the eradication of the Jewish state and its replacement “from the river to the sea” by a 23rd Arab state, an overwhelming majority — 77% — of the American public, including those in the youngest group polled, support an IDF operation in Rafah “to finish the war with Hamas.” And among that youngest group, support for Israel’s Gaza war has gone up, not down, since October 7, directly contradicting the conventional journalistic wisdom. More on the latest poll can be found here: “Majority of Americans think Israel should press on with Rafah op., finish war – poll,” Jerusalem Post, April 30, 2024:

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A strong majority of American voters believe that Israel should move forward with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to finish the war against Hamas, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll published on Monday [April 29].

Survey respondents responded to a prompt asking, “Should Israel move forward with an operation in Rafah to finish the war with Hamas, doing its best to avoid civilian casualties even though there will be casualties, or should it back off now and allow Hamas to continue running Gaza?”

While willingness to support an Israeli operation in Rafah correlated with age (older respondents viewing such an operation more favorably than younger respondents,) even among the youngest respondents, those aged 18-24, 57% said Israel should move forward with a Rafah operation.

In contrast, 84% of respondents aged 65 and above said the same.

Additionally, respondents who reported that they followed Israel closely were far more likely than not to support a Rafah operation. Among these survey respondents, 77% said that Israel should move forward with an operation in Rafah….

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Those who are paying attention — “following closely” — what is happening between Israel and its enemies, are more likely to see the need for an IDF incursion into Rafah. The more you know the more likely it is that you will support Israel’s war against Hamas to continue till the terror group is dismantled.

In January, 63% of 18-24 year olds wanted an “unconditional ceasefire,” which would leave Hamas still standing. That means 37% of them supported the IDF continuing to fight. Three months later, 57% of those in the same age group now support an Israeli incursion into Rafah to finish off Hamas. Support for Israel, and understanding of its war aims, has only grown among the young. Apparently those campus warriors carrying water for Hamas are not representative.

In this latest poll, taken between April 24-25, 57% of the youngest cohort now not only side with Israel, but support its effort to finish off Hamas in Rafah even knowing that there will unavoidably be civilian casualties.

Support for Israel’s war against Hamas among the young is 5% higher than it was in October, and 20% higher than it was in January. It is holding steady among other age groups. Almost four in five Americans following the war closely now support an Israeli invasion of Rafah. Take note of that, Bidenites. And you too, campus brats.