Survey Shows 'Complete Collapse' of Israeli Left Since Oct. 7

But a sweeping new public opinion survey by pollsters affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revealed how the Oct. 7 attack on Israel solidified a national consensus on what used to be the country's main political disagreement. When it comes to the Palestinians, the survey found, almost everyone is a right-winger now.

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"Oct. 7 caused a complete collapse of the old Israeli left," Hebrew University political psychologist Nimrod Nir, who led the survey, told the Washington Free Beacon. "Until a few years ago, I could find out which political camp you were in by asking you one question: Palestinian state, yes or no? Today, that question doesn't really differentiate the two camps because no one supports the old idea of a Palestinian state."

Ed Morrissey

Americans tend to view the political spectrum as an ideological construct, and accurately so -- for here. In Israel, the Left/Right split is more theological and centered on the Palestinian question. That doesn't negate other policy differences, nor does it mean Netanyahu or his allies will win the next election, at least not necessarily. But it does mean that Hamas ended the Palestinian debate in Israel, a fact that the US and other Western powers are refusing to grasp. 

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