Countering sympathy toward Hamas: The befuddling Jewish teen phenomenon - opinion
In the United States, 37% aged 14-18 sympathize with an enemy actively working to murder as many Jews as possible and publicly vowing the destruction of Israel.
PARTICIPANTS IN the Birthright program attend an event at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, in 2011. The principle behind Birthright was to get young Jews to visit Israel, the writer notes. (photo credit: YOSSI ZAMIR/FLASH90)ByMICAH HALPERN