Support for Hamas vs Israel among college-age students shows generational divide: Poll

FOX News contributor Mark Penn weighs in on the significance of a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll conducted last week found a majority of American voters side more with Israel than Hamas, but college-age students are narrowing the gap. The poll was conducted online Oct. 18 through 19 among 2,116 registered voters and held a margin of error of +/- 2%. When voters were asked who they sided with more in the Israel-Hamas conflict, 95% of voters ages 65 and older said Israel, while only 5% said Hamas. In the 18-24 age range, 52% said Israel while 48% said Hamas.

When I probed deeper, wow! Are these college-age kids misinformed? Forty-five percent believe, you know, that Israel bombed the hospital. Most believe Iran is not behind everything,' he said Tuesday on 'The Story.' 'They are in another world when it comes to information far removed from reality.' Penn said college students 'don’t even know what they’re saying' when they chant 'from the river to the sea' because it means the annihilation of the Jewish state.

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