The vast majority of Israelis say they are not troubled by reports of famine and suffering in Gaza, a new poll released by the Israel Democracy Institute shows.
The survey shows that 79 percent of Jews in Israel were not troubled, or troubled at all, whereas 86 percent of “Arab” respondents were somewhat or very troubled by the reports about the war on Gaza.
The survey was conducted between 27-31 July.
Yes. It’s a lot easier to justify horrors with religion, I guess. They can just say that god told them to, while the secular Zionists have construct a way that ice is hot. A movement away from Zionism was never going to happen, because people pick a worldview that’s personally convenient. Same goes for the Palestinians and what Hamas is pedaling, although they can’t actually do much about it.
Israel also has an electoral system that’s heavily reliant on coalitions, and religion sees no shortage of schisms. If you need a coalition partner, there’s probably some tiny religious group that can get you that last one or two seats in exchange for support on something only pertaining to them.