Thread by @AviMayer

The recent brouhaha surrounding @SethRogen's comments on Israel has raised questions about how American Jews—particularly young, liberal American Jews—feel about the Jewish state.

Luckily, we have @AJCGlobal to offer up some cold, hard facts.

Let's dig in, shall we?

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According to @AJCGlobal's 2018 survey of American Jewish opinion, fully 79% of Jewish Americans—roughly four out of every five—believe a thriving State of Israel is vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people (bit.ly/3idB9W0).

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.@AJCGlobal's 2019 survey of American Jews on antisemitism in America sought to understand what Jewish Americans consider antisemitic.

A whopping 84% of American Jews of all ages said the statement "Israel has no right to exist" is antisemitic (bit.ly/2EVqOzz).

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Here's where it gets interesting: the 84% of U.S. Jews who said rejecting Israel's right to exist is antisemitic included 79% of those aged 18-29.

In other words, 4 of every 5 young American Jews believes anti-Zionism—the idea that Israel shouldn't exist—is antisemitic.

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But wait—there's more: the belief that anti-Zionism, the rejection of Israel's right to exist, is antisemitic was shared by a massive 85% of Jewish Democrats and 83% of American Jews who identify as politically liberal.

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So, to recap:

An overwhelming majority of American Jews believe that a thriving Israel is essential to the future of the Jewish people and that denying Israel's right to exist is antisemitic. The latter includes a huge majority of young, liberal, Democratic American Jews.

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While this flies in the face of conventional wisdom and contradicts the baseless claims of a small minority of vocal radicals, those of us who actually follow these things know that support for Israel remains strong among American Jews—including, yes, Jewish young people.

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This includes, by the way, @SethRogen himself, who has since clarified his remarks, saying that he doesn't want people "run[ning] around thinking that I think Israel shouldn’t exist anymore" (bit.ly/2Pt10N9). 

When in doubt, look at the data. The facts don't lie.

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