New poll: Israel is a sick society

Some parts are sicker than others

A poll of Jewish Israelis has just come out by Israeli polling firm Geocartography . It shows a deeply sick, disturbed, genocidal society, bent on ethnic cleansing. (I have an open request to anyone willing to make the argument that this society should be an ally to the US).

The results¹ of the poll are below, followed by a few quick definitions of the demographics of Jewish Israeli society. Please note that all translations of the poll data are from Google Translate. If there are any errors in translation, please contact me immediately.

The poll results

Genocide of all people of a captured enemy city

When asked if all residents (men, women and children) of a captured enemy city should be killed, 47% of all respondents responded in the affirmative. 65% of those surveyed responded that there is a contemporary incarnation of Amalek, and of these, 93% responded that the commandment to wipe out the memory of Amalek is also relevant to the modern-day.

The ethnic cleansing of Gaza

When asked if all residents of Gaza (men, women and children) should be ethnically cleansed from Gaza, 82% of those surveyed overall expressed support. In a 2003 survey, that number was “only” 45%.

Ethnic cleansing of Palestinian citizens of Israel itself

When asked if they supported the forced expulsion of Arab citizens of Israel, 56% of Jewish Israelis said they did. In the 2003 survey, the positive answers to these questions was “only” 31%.

Additional data

Israeli Jewish “Secularists”

Of the Israeli secular public, 69% support the forcible expulsion of Gaza residents, and 31% of them support the extermination of all residents of captured cities.

Israeli Jurists

Supreme Court Justice David Mintz rejected the petition of the "Gisha" organization to oblige Israel to ensure the supply of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, stating that this is a "biblical war of commandment," and in effect authorized the denial of food, water, and medicine to millions of Gazans. The ruling by Mintz, a resident of the Dolev settlement, who was joined by President Yitzhak Amit and Judge Noam Solberg, from the Alon Shvut settlement, is already taking its toll.

Values taught in Israeli schools

Jewish teachers who promote universal values now ​​risk dismissal (this was always the case to Palestinian teachers). Researchers in the education system point to a sharp shift towards an ethnocentric nationalist direction in the curriculum since the second intifada, and this process has led to high support for deportation and extermination, especially among those who completed their law studies in the last 20 years.

66% of teachers aged 40 and under support the deportation of Arab citizens of Israel, and 58% want to see the IDF do what Joshua did in Jericho. A generational gap in political positions is not an unusual phenomenon, but in Israel, it has widened dramatically since the beginning of the 21st century.

Israeli men in particular

Only 9% of men under 40, the main group from which regular and reserve servicemen in Gaza come, rejected all the ideas of deportation and extermination that were presented to them.

Demographics

On a personal note, I wish to strongly differentiate “Jewish Israelis” from Jews. I have written extensively on the danger of conflating Zionists, of all stripes, with Jews. I would prefer to use the term “Zionist Israelis”, but unfortunately, “Jewish Israelis” is the term used by the pollster. In no way do I see these results of this poll as a reflection on the tenets of Judaism. In fact, I believe the hiding of the crimes of Zionism behind Judaism deeply antisemitic.

Secular Jewish Israelis (Hiloni)

• Identify culturally as Jews but do not observe religious laws strictly; often secular in lifestyle and beliefs.

• Estimated at about 40% of Jewish Israeli society,

• Traits:

  • Support separation of religion and state.

  • More liberal on social and political issues.

  • Strong identification with Jewish nationality/culture, but not religion.

Traditionalist Jewish Israelis (Masorti)

• Observe some religious traditions but are not fully observant; middle ground between secular and religious.

• Estimated at about 30% of Jewish Israeli society.

• Traits:

  • May keep kosher and observe some holidays

  • Often attend synagogue occasionally

  • Politically diverse, often lean center or right

Religious Jewish Israelis (Dati)

• Definition: Religiously observant, including daily prayer, Shabbat observance, and kosher laws.

• Estimated at about 15% of Jewish Israeli society.

• Traits:

  • Support religious education and influence in public life

  • Often Zionist (e.g. Religious Zionism movement)

  • Tend to support conservative/right-wing politics

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis (Haredi)

• Definition: Strictly religious and socially separate, following halakha (Jewish law) in detail.

• Estimated at about 10–12% of Jewish Israeli society

• Traits:

  • Distinct dress and gender norms

  • Often anti-Zionist or non-Zionist (some groups)

  • High birth rates, rapidly growing population

  • Low workforce participation, high yeshiva attendance

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