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Strong Majorities of Americans Support Israel Against Hamas
(PR Newswire) Harris Poll - 84% of American voters support Israel over Hamas and 88% believe Israel has a right to respond militarily against Hamas, according to the latest Harvard CAPS-Harris poll, released on Oct. 20. "95% of seniors (65+) support Israel, while support drops to only 52% among the youngest voter group (18-24)," said Mark Penn, co-director of the poll. 84% believe Israel has the right to defend itself by launching air strikes in heavily populated Palestinian areas with warnings to those citizens. 70% think Israel should eliminate Hamas, not end its campaign against Hamas now. 63% believe it was right for Israel to cut off power, water and food to Gaza until its hostages are returned. 61% say there is no moral equivalency between Hamas' murders and Israel's actions. 64% say the U.S. has a responsibility to militarily support Israel while it is under attack by terrorist groups. However, significant numbers of young Americans have their own facts. 32% of those aged 18-24 think it is a false story that Hamas terrorists killed 1200 Israeli civilians by shooting, raping and beheading people. 53% of those aged 18-24 say that Israel, not Hamas, rules Gaza. 45% of those aged 18-24 think the explosion at a Gaza hospital was caused by an Israeli airstrike rather than a terrorist rocket that went off-course.