Majority of Americans 18-24 think Israel should ‘be ended and given to Hamas’

A majority of young Americans said they believe Israel should “be ended and given to Hamas,” according to a shocking poll.

The survey, conducted THIS WEEK by Harvard-Harris polling, found 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 said they believed the long-term answer to the Israel-Palestinian conflict was for “Israel to be ended and given to Hamas and the Palestinians.”

Only 32% said they believed in a two-state solution, and just 17% said other Arab states should be asked to absorb Palestinian populations.

The figure was in stark contrast to other age groups, which all dramatically preferred a two-state solution. Just 4% of Americans 65 and over said they felt Israel should be ended.

“These individuals siding with evil over democracy should be a wake-up calll,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) told The Post. “Ideological rot among young Americans, driven by woke values and victim culture, has gotten so bad they’ve convinced themselves to sympathize with actual terrorists who hate America,”

A full 60% of the same demographic said Hamas’ Oct 7 terrorist attack could be “justified by the grievance of Palestinians” — a position held by just 27% of Americans overall.

At the same time, 58% of 18-24 year olds agreed that “Hamas would like to commit genocide against the Jews in Israel.”

When asked if “Israel is committing genocide against those in Gaza or is it just trying to defend itself and
eliminate Hamas,” 60% of Americas age 18-24 said Israel was committing genocide —a view held by just 37% of Americans overall. Meanwhile 53% of young Americans said students should be free to call for the “genocide of jews” without consequences.

A full 67% of 18-24 year olds said they believed Jews “should be treated as oppressors” — a position which 73% of Americans disagreed with and called a “false ideology.”

More than four out of five Americans said they stood with Israel over Hamas — among those 18-24 the result was a dead even 50-50.

Americans of all ages said they were tuned into the conflict, with 69% telling the survey they were paying “very close” or “somewhat close” attention. That figure rose to 81% for Americans 18-24.

The findings confirm earlier studies showing young Americans were among the most pro-Hamas. A full 57% of American Muslims have said they believe Hamas’ attack against Israel was justified, according to polling from Cygnal taken shortly after the massacre.

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“The truth is that false narratives have been allowed to fester and sink into large numbers of Generation Z students,” pollster Mark Penn said.

Many theories have been floated in recent weeks to explain young American more sympathetic view of Hamas, including woke professors and TikTok. The Chinese-owned social media company is frequently in the news for promoting self-harm to its users and lately videos praising Osama Bin Laden.

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis, the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has called TikTok “digital fentanyl” and accused the company of “brainwashing our youth against America.”

The Harvard-Harris poll was conducted between Dec 13-14 among 2,034 registered voters.