{"id":2239182,"date":"2024-05-07T13:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-finds-most-college-students-against-anti-israel-protest-tactics\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T13:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:28:47","slug":"poll-finds-most-college-students-against-anti-israel-protest-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-finds-most-college-students-against-anti-israel-protest-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Reveals Majority of College Students Oppose Anti-Israel Protest Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-finds-most-college-students-against-anti-israel-protest-tactics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239182&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-to-newsmax-trump-wants-to-win-back-the-house-senate-before-wh\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes to Newsmax: Trump Wants to Win Back the House, Senate, Before WH\">recent poll revealed<\/a> that a large percentage of \u2064U.S. college students \u2063disapprove of the tactics\u200d used \u200bin anti-Israel protests on campuses nationwide. \u200bConcerns about the safety of Jewish \u200cstudents have arisen due to these \u200cactions. The Generation Lab survey\u200c found\u200c that \u2063the majority of\u2063 respondents were\u200b against blocking pro-Israel students, occupying buildings,\u2063 and disobeying university\u2062 orders. Students believe that protesters should be \u2062held accountable for any destruction \u200bor vandalism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A new poll found that most U.S. college students do not support the tactics used in the anti-Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> taking place on campuses nationwide that have raised concerns about the safety of Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>Results from a Generation Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generationlab.org\/_files\/ugd\/b2ee84_ccf258b35be84db5849fa7366da82042.pdf\">survey<\/a> conducted over the past week found that an overwhelming majority of the respondents \u2014 90% \u2014 were against protesters blocking pro-Israel students from parts of campus. Another 67% did not approve of occupying buildings, and 58% rejected attempts to refuse a university\u2019s order to disperse.<\/p>\n<p>Most students \u2014 81% \u2014 said universities definitely or probably should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-scalise-president-trump-has-denounced-capitol-protests\/\" title=\"Rep. Scalise: President Trump has denounced Capitol protests\">hold protesters accountable<\/a> for destroying, vandalizing, or illegally occupying buildings.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715167897594000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0ZhOYl1hUvyplEJT3QwTSU\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">survey found<\/a> that a majority of the students were either neutral or opposed to the protest encampments altogether. 30% signaled they were neutral on the topic, and 24% were strongly or a bit opposed.<\/p>\n<p>A strong majority of the respondents, 83%, say they think Israel has a right to exist, while just 17% said they do not believe it does. A majority also did not express support for the idea of boycotting, divesting, and sanctioning any investment or partnership with companies and groups based in Israel, while 46% support it.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also found that less than ten percent of the students actually participated in either the protests or counterprotests. Just 8% of the 1,250 U.S. college students who took the survey said they have participated in either pro-Israel demonstrations or protests against Israeli action in Gaza, and only 13% said the conflict was an issue that was most important to them. That lags far behind the leader \u2014 healthcare reform at 40% \u2014 and several others.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-four percent of students who participated in or support the pro-Israel protests said they would still consider being friends with someone who has demonstrated against Israel. Less than half \u2014 42% \u2014 of those who participated in or favor the protests against Israel said the same about people who demonstrate for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Axios, which first reported the results of the poll on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/07\/poll-students-israel-hamas-protests?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_campaign=editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the survey was conducted from May 3-6 with a representative sample taken from universities around the country. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent survey showed that the majority of U.S. college students disapprove of the tactics employed in anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses nationwide, sparking fears for the safety of Jewish students. 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