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Ukraine War: Most Israelis Blame Putin, Most Palestinians Don't
(Ha'aretz) Dahlia Scheindlin - Recent surveys about the war in Ukraine show that Israelis overwhelmingly blame Russia. Tel Aviv University's Peace Index survey in March found that 78% of Israelis said Russia was unjustified in using force, including 73% of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. A survey by the Israel Democracy Institute in March found that 70% of immigrants from Ukraine, and 2/3 of those from Russia, blamed Russia. By contrast, 55% of Israeli Arabs in the Peace Index thought the Russian use of force was unjustified. The Israel Democracy Institute found that just 27% of Arab citizens of Israel blamed Putin, while nearly 1/4 agreed that "NATO countries and the U.S." were responsible for the war.