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Source: https://www.jta.org/2018/08/13/news-opinion/israel-bad-pr-remain-popular
If Israel Has Such Bad PR, Why Does It Remain So Popular?
(JTA) Andrew Silow-Carroll - Complaints about Israel's public diplomacy efforts appear regularly. At the same time, Israel remains hugely popular among the American public. According to Gallup, 64% of the U.S. population sympathizes with the Israelis over the Palestinians, and only 19% say they sympathize more with the Palestinians. Congress also remains firmly pro-Israel. The Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment movement hasn't taken root either. As of June, 25 states have enacted anti-BDS laws. In fact, the whole point of BDS is that Israel has a positive image that needs to be undermined. You wouldn't know about BDS if celebrities didn't regularly include Israel on their world tours.