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The new united states wrote:

Interestingly, Israeli youth are far more politically conservative than their parents and grandparents (although not too surprising, given the nation's gradual move from socialism and its prosperity under Likud). According to a recent poll ahead of the Knesset elections, 65% of Israelis aged 18-24 prefer conservative Netanyahu and only 17% prefer centrist Gantz. Meanwhile, 53% of Israelis over 65 years old prefer Gantz and only 35% prefer Netanyahu.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-israelis-want-netanyahu-older-ones-gantz/

Also, a 2017 poll showed 67% of Israeli youth identify as right-wing and only 16% as left-wing:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-israeli-jews-are-mostly-right-wing-increasingly-religious-survey/amp/

The Israeli left is basically irrelevant, and it's now a competition between the center and the right. The once-dominant Labor Party is now hovering electorally among minor parties. Not sure what they've got in the water over there, but maybe they should export a bit of it here.

I can attest to this personally. I worked with maybe 7 or 8 Israelis a few years ago, and all but one were very conservative. My Israeli friend Ronen is actually a gay, Trump-supporting soldier in the IDF!

Maybe having to serve in the military at such a young age contributes to their conservatism?

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