A recent survey by the Jewish Electorate Institute found that 25% of American Jewish voters agreed that Israel is an apartheid state, and 22% agreed that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians. Is this an accurate picture of the American Jewish community, and how did we even get to this point?

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https://www.jta.org/2021/07/13/politics/sizeable-minorities-of-us-jewish-voters-believe-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide-apartheid

https://unpacked.education/video/does-israel-act-as-an-apartheid-state/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-17&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement

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https://www.jns.org/opinion/in-america-corbyn-won/

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-un-jews-natan-sharansky

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