Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission
The ongoing starvation crisis and genocide inflicted on the people of Gaza are not causing concern among most Jewish Israelis, according to a new poll.
Israel Democracy Institute reports, “A very large majority of Jewish respondents reported that they are not so troubled or not at all troubled personally by events in Gaza (79%), while the majority of Arabs said that they are very troubled or somewhat troubled (86%).”
Officials in Gaza record scores of Palestinians killed by Israel daily. Many of the Palestinians killed in the past two months were attempting to reach aid distribution sites when they were murdered by the IDF.
In addition to the large number of Palestinians killed by the IDF, the Israeli siege of Gaza has caused a humanitarian crisis. Sixteen Palestinians starved to death over the weekend, bringing the total to 175.
The poll found a division between Israeli Jews identifying on the right and left. Only six percent of right-wing Jews were troubled by the suffering in Gaza, compared to 70% who reported being on the left.
Israel Democracy Institute also asked if Israelis believed their government was making the suffering worse in Gaza. Only 15% of Jews believed that Israel could have significantly reduced the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza.
The claim that Tel Aviv is not responsible for the humanitarian crisis is disputed by Western doctors who have worked in Gaza, international human rights groups, and even Israeli doctors.
