80% of Israeli Jews support US President Trump's proposal to ethnically cleanse Gaza, survey finds

The vast majority of Israeli Jews support the proposal by US President Donald Trump to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip and expel its Palestinian population, a survey has revealed.

According to a survey published by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) on Monday, approximately 8 out of 10 Jewish Israelis support Trump’s suggestion that “Arabs from Gaza should relocate to another country”, while the majority of Arab Israelis oppose it.

While 43 per cent of all Israelis believe Trump’s plan is “practical” and should be implemented, 30 per cent of Jewish Israelis reportedly responded that the plan is “not practical, but desirable”.

13 per cent of Israelis are cited as believing that Trump’s proposal is “immoral”, but that group notably includes 54 per cent of Palestinian respondents and only 3 per cent of Jewish Israelis.

Another commonality that the study found was the tendency of different sides of the political spectrum holding differing views on the matter, with 81 per cent of right-wing Jewish Israeli respondents saying the plan is both desirable and practical, in comparison to 31 per cent from those in the centre and 27 per cent of those who are left-wing.

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