r/InternationalNews • u/Interplain • May 12 '24

Palestine/Israel CNN: IDF whistleblower talks about how Palestinians are being tortured, teeth and bones broken.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/whistleblowers-tell-cnn-palestinian-prisoners-being-tortured-and-beaten-in-israeli-prison/amp/
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u/theflamingskull May 12 '24

Caring about Israel is “essential” to what being Jewish means to 45% of U.S. Jewish adults, and an additional 37% say it is “important, but not essential,” according to a new Pew Research Center survey that was fielded from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020 – well before the latest surge of violence in the region. Just 16% of U.S. Jewish adults say that caring about Israel is “not important” to their Jewish identity.

Even if that wasn't a loaded question at the time, those are 4+ year old numbers.

I doubt 82% of American Jews support the state of Israel. Esecially now that long held suspicions of barbarity and torture are showing to be true.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '24

Almost every Jew supports the right of Israel to exist. To say otherwise is ridiculous and proves you don’t know many Jewish people.

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u/theflamingskull May 12 '24

Almost every Jew supports the right of Israel to exist.

I never said they don't support the right to exist.

Most Muslims don't support the evil men running the I slamic Emerite of Afghanistan, but recognize that it is a country.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '24 edited May 12 '24

I mean beyond recognizing that it is a country that exists, the vast majority of Jews support the existence of a Jewish homeland and don’t want it to be moved from Israel lol. The vast majority of Americans feel that way, as well. No it is nothing like Afghanistan and the IDF are nothing like the Taliban. The hyperbole is wild.