Israel, the world’s only Jewish-majority country, is a subject of special concern to many Jews in the United States. Caring about Israel is “essential” to what being Jewish means to 45% of U.S. Jewish adults, and an additional 37% say it is “important, but not essential,” according to a new Fact Tank Post based on a recent Pew Research Center survey. At the same time, the survey found that Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.

(The survey was fielded from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020 – well before the latest surge of violence in the region.)

Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times:

Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein

Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion

Debate: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism

If We give up Islamism and Jewish and Christian Sharia in State Affairs, What is Left is Human Rights and Coexistence

BBC Video: The Big Questions: Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitic

As an Israeli American, I agree with Ilhan Omar much more than the US politicians weaponising antisemitism

Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic

Bernie Sanders Hires First-Ever Muslim Presidential Campaign Manager

The Muslim Times’ Collection to Show, Islam or the Holy Quran are Not Anti-Semitic

CNN Documentary: Ultra-orthodox Jews and Israel’s Struggle with Secularism

Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem?

How can we build the Third Temple together?

True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament

President Jimmy Carter: Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Kripkean Dogmatism: The Best Metaphor to Understand Religious and Political Debates