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Young Americans don't hate Israel - they hate the Israel they think they know - opinion

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, a widening generational divide is testing the foundations that underpin the US-Israel alliance

|ByOFIR DAYAN
A pro-Palestinian protester wearing a press shirt holds a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a red handprint on it, near Netanyahu’s hotel during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly, in September 2025. Premium
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing for the role of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances Yehuda Kaploun as antisemitism envoy

All 12 committee Republicans supported Kaploun, while only two Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, joined them.

|ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Pro-Palestinian protesters burn an American Flag near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention is taking place on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The convention runs through August 22.

Anti-US, anti-police sentiment increases 186% in pro-Palestinian groups since Oct. 7

Furthermore, the number of posts endorsing or promoting anti-American or anti-police violence increased by 3000%.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Members of the Turkish Youth Union (TGB) gather to support President Tayyip Erdogan's call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey October 25, 2021.

'Yankee, go home': US Marines attacked in Turkey, authorities make arrests

Turkish authorities have detained 15 members of the anti-American Turkey Youth Union after they attacked two US Marines in Izmir and placed sacks over their heads.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF