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Source: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/anti-semitism/bds-movement-isnt-working/
Reports of BDS "Momentum" Are a Myth
(Commentary) Jonathan Marks - In 2005, when the most recent wave of anti-Israel boycott activity commenced, Gallup asked survey respondents: "In the Middle East situation, are your sympathies more with the Israelis or with the Palestinians? 52% sympathized more with Israel, 18% more with the Palestinians. More than ten years of relentless campaigning against Israel later, 62% sympathize more with Israel, 15% more with the Palestinians. Among Democrats in 2005, 41% sympathized more with Israel. Today that figure is 53%. Among the young, in 2005, 51% reported sympathizing more with Israel. This year it's 54%.