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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.

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[-] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Middle East Eye is a notorious propaganda outlet, especially on this conflict. I would take anything they say with a grain of salt, including their interpretations of polls and surveys. I personally recommend everybody here to actually look at the original source and the same information referenced directly from there. The survey cited in this article is pretty extensive, and I think it's worth taking a look at:

https://en.idi.org.il/articles/60357

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

idi.org.il is an israeli site. No thanks pal.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Complaining about propaganda then post yourself s propagands source. You so weird

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So exactly what the article states. Jewish Israelis do not believe mass starvation of Palestinians matters.

[-] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That's not the point of my comment. I'm saying it's best practice in general to consume and spread information directly from the original source. That way you're more likely to get the info as is instead of having it be filtered or modified in certain way by a middleman outlet.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sir, this is Lemmy. Get your information hygiene out of there!

...Seriously though, subtle rewording makes a huge difference:

The majority of Jewish respondents think that, given the circumstances of the fighting in Gaza, Israel is making efforts to avoid causing suffering to the Palestinian population there. The majority of Arab respondents think that even with the restrictions imposed by the fighting, Israel could have done more to reduce this suffering. Among Jews, only on the Left is there a majority who think that Israel is not making the necessary efforts to reduce suffering.

On a personal level, the majority in the Center and on the Right (Jewish respondents) say that they are not troubled by the reports of famine and suffering among the Palestinian population in Gaza. On the Left, the majority reported that they are personally troubled by these reports.

The majority of the Jewish public believes the IDF’s reporting on the extent of Palestinian civilian casualties in Gaza

In other words, Jewish respondents believe Israel is making efforts to avoid suffering, not that they approve of the suffering, and the national mood is very low.

Propaganda works.

So do clickbait tabloid headlines.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

How can they see all the videos and humsn right reports of israel terrorism and still think that. They simply doing genocide denialism

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

And the propaganda can be right there in the survey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahgjEjJkZks

[-] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sorry bud, the original source doesn't make Israelis look better.

Israelis think that because they believe the IDF. You literally just read the first paragraph and are acting like the responsible one doing real research.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

because they believe the IDF.

Exactly.

They believe what they're told. But the headline makes it seem like they're cheering on starvation in front of their eyes.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

They've been on social media cheering it on since 2023. Civilians/reservists have been forming human chains to block humanitarian aid that WAS allowed to go in. This isn't a shocking new development, it is what has been explicitly stated, expressed, and demonstrated for multiple years now.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

They act like they don't know, everybody know about the genocide. Extremists are shown on israeli tv channels all the time

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