Public support for Israel in European countries has fallen to its lowest recorded level, according to a recent survey by YouGov.

Fewer than a fifth of respondents in six countries held a favourable view of Israel in a poll carried out last month. The survey was conducted between 12 and 26 May in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Italy.

Asked which side they sympathised with in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 14 percent of Brits said they sided with Israel, while 32 percent sided with Palestinians. Twenty-one percent said both sides equally, and 32 percent were unsure.

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    4 days ago

    Why would Europeans care? We’re talking about a shit show of a situation, two sides that have been killing each other non-stop since ever and being supportive to Israel is just left-wing propaganda. Besides the EU has other more important pressing issues like the Russia/Ukraine mess on its border and still doesn’t really do much besides following what the US says.

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      4 days ago

      No they haven’t. The Palestinian genocide is a relatively recent western colonial project, started by Zionists in the early 20th century. The earlier history wasn’t all sunshine and roses all the time but they weren’t “killing each other” forever.

      Islam was far more tolerant to other faiths than Christianity was, and it wasn’t until the Nakba that Palestinians put up even a bit of (overdue and absolutely justified) resistance.

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      4 days ago

      Why would Europeans care?

      Because we have empathy and care about other human beings? I know this is tough for you to wrap around your neckbeard, but most of us humans have the ability to empathize with others

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        3 days ago

        Well, its tougher to “wrap my head around” the fact that Russia is still at war with Ukraine and nobody seems to do shit, while when there’s an escalation of a long-staging conflict between Israel and Palestine everyone suddenly lose their heads.