A generational shift in how young Americans see Israel | The Big Picture

The genocide is being live streamed onto our phones.”
Jewish-American activist Simon Zimmerman tells @el.sayyed there’s a generational shift in how young Americans see Israel, including young Jews, because what’s happening in Gaza is undeniable. She says while many young Jews see this reality unfiltered, many in older generations are still sheltered from it.
Zimmerman’s personal story from a pro-Israeli student to a pro-Palestinian organiser was documented in the acclaimed new film ‘Israelism’.
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[@FBIagentObama]

She just described the exact reason why TikTok was banned.

[@Th3Chuzzl3r]

They want to remove any and all media alternatives to MSM. They want no competition against the regimes narrative.

[@bluecat6902]

Finally, people are waking up. Free Palestine🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@andreagascoigne6735]

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[@emmeayoub]

I agree. Do you remember when we used to prosecute war criminals? Somehow Benjamin NetanYahoo is "special". 😢

[@grash4435]

Waking up to what??? War brings casualtys.......nothing new.

[@grash4435]

​@@emmeayouboh dear I thought that Hamas nation is special....

[@auntiesemite9295]

@@emmeayoub They all think God made them special and "chose" only them. D lusion L

[@mohammednoorgat129]

The world should note that the national anthem of Israel is racist.

[@1961rey]

The young generation offers hope for the future, hope they are successful

[@WealthandHealth533]

Thankyou my daughter for your sincere insight and observations. May Allah Amighty guide you to the One Truth.

[@a.r.nowfia934]

Freedom is inevitable.

[@andreagascoigne6735]

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[@emmeayoub]

Do you remember when we used to prosecute war criminals? Somehow Benjamin NetanYahoo is "special". 😢

[@grash4435]

Do youmean for kidnapped people by Hamas......doesn't look like it....this peaceful grup is not listening....

[@cometmoon4485]

Insha Allah!

[@user-ch3ck7ir7c]

​@@grash4435 are you pretending that the chsn nzis don't kidnap people including little children? As if you are blaming the allies for attacking nzis while you ignore the holocaust.

[@Tae96]

If anyone is not radicalized by the horrors they see with their own eyes, they are just not human. I'm so glad people have finally opened their eyes to the truth about Israel. For more than 7 decades Palestine bled in silence.

[@carrerau7138]

What the hell is "Palestine"? I only see Arabs who own 97 % of the Middle East but still want to take the Jews's 3 % away.

[@banuXbanu]

So true on the young IDF soldiers and their social media displays. They are the epitome of show-offish “look-at-me!” behavior.

[@emmeayoub]

Do you remember when we used to prosecute war criminals? Somehow Benjamin NetanYahoo is "special". 😢

[@kindGSL]

@@emmeayoub I have not seen GW Bush get prosecuted yet.

[@emmeayoub]

@@kindGSL NetanYahoo is not a U.S. President. He's a thug criminal

[@noor5325]

Well said, young lady. You are old enough to be my daughter and I am super happy of you.

[@emmeayoub]

Do you remember when we used to prosecute war criminals? Somehow Benjamin NetanYahoo is "special". 😢

[@joseywales148]

You obviously haven’t followed the illegal wars that were fought for the past two decades…and nobody was prosecuted

[@TauvicRitter]

Im 59 and i see it. Nice to hear im the younger generation.

[@user-xu4ju8wc7m]

The last two or three generations, realize that they don't have to put upon their shoulders the crimes of their fathers and grandfathers. They don't have to accept the criminal attitude of their father's towards the human race

[@Sunopeek]

Is it a shift? Or are their eyes finally waking up to the hidden truths that were covered for decades?

[@user-xu4ju8wc7m]

Both

[@Somedude20282]

It's both. My generation and beyond have watched the world crumble before our eyes- genocide live streamed direct to our eyes.

[@Sunopeek]

@@Somedude20282 For better or for worse, your generation is definitely creating history. It's on par with the fall of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin wall, the Civil Rights Movement, and so on. This movement has created a tectonic shift in American politics. Unconditional and unquestioned Israeli support was the number 1 rule of America politics for decades. Not a thousand atomic bombs could have changed that. Ans you youngsters shattered that rule with only the power of your peaceful protests.

[@raizalmohammad8188]

If the GenXers or even the older millenials had acess to social media earlier..we all could have wittnes an independant Palestinian nation by now....Hope the GenZ will make it happen..

[@theafandies]

I agree, im feeling it, especially in regards to the mass demonstrations on universities in th US. Future generation seems to be in the right direction

[@ManifestingADream]

Nailed it.

[@haaz729]

Great Respect to this Lady. ❤️🇵🇸🇮🇷🇺🇲❤️

[@bossman674]

She’s incredible

[@ripslsuin]

It's hard . Patience is the greatest instrument they say. Keep your goal of helping others and do whatever to spread love.

[@jusliving7977]

They are seeing Israeli government for what it is. A brutal colonial power.

[@carrerau7138]

Which colony are you blabbering about, you maroon?

[@mondeyssali4688]

A true Jewish young lady with a true mark of a Nazaren ,

[@Gralinedeasa]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kamaldaud2782]

You don't have to be a muslim to understand and support Palestine just be human..thank you young lady for looking things in Palestine from different angles.

[@dpboy8315]

Allha is best planner

[@cresent1]

Allah

[@khismet]

Free Palestine🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Palestine🇵🇸

[@GGME7777]

Right, you only see what they project for you to see on your phone

[@petergraczyk1428]

The future is in good hands when I hear the truth come from our youth.

[@hologramhouse729]

Scrumptious

[@paulamartin9238]

What a wonderful young wonan I am older than the State of Israel i am Pro Palestine fir the last 4 / 5 decades

[@eliasahmed1339]

@ V Well said by this young lady. Salute to her honest comments. @ Its a generation change of land slide thinking , believing and philosophy that matters. @ They are not motivated on to move on to someone elses personal ideology or force or pressure or politics. @ They believe what they see on social media. @ They understand what is true what is propaganda. @,They feel what is humanity what is genocidal crime.

[@dpboy8315]

ALLHA is best planner

[@user-sk3bw9ni5d]

They are not brave but we are cowards.

[@jonathanblank2347]

Ignorance is as ignorance speaks. It's either poor parenting or refusal to learn from history.

[@scienceandtechnology5247]

Super speech young lady. Speak out on october 7th massacre did by HUMUS brutally on women , children and men .

[@barbarellatim]

Free Palestine!

[@JosefSegal-qk5rg]

U watch pr information

[@JohnSmith-bm6zg]

Russia is also pretty cool

[@kylezo]

Trying to shift my aging mother out of her centrism has been difficult, much more than I imagined because she was 19 during the summer of love Vietnam protests. But it's been a half century of neoliberal indoctrination since then, even lifelong Democratic voters don't seem to be able to accept the level of barbarity shown from the top down in this country

[@wsteele5864]

The irony of this woman’s viewpoint is there were far more Jews in America that didn’t stand behind Israel before Hamas attacked than today. The tragedy of this war is on both sides, as all wars are, but there are far more Jews in America who now stand steadfastly with Israel than before this disaster started. This was a disaster for Hamas in every respect.

[@Paarden_liefhebber]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@klaiken989]

Thank god they "looked like her"... Because if they were black or asian. Jeez, she couldn't be bothered. Just listening to how alot of Jews talk sometimes. It is veru concerning how they are raised. That is saying something because she is not even a Zionist and her subtle ques of racism are seeping through

[@prideofdurham4776]

Ukraine war finished then? Hasnt been on tv lately.

[@Thrive-ut3ku]

I don't believe any anti-genocide Jewish person has yet given up their Israeli citizenship, or the land and homes stolen from the Palestinians by themselves or their grandparents back to the rightful owners, Palestinian families. “We should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish people, whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide.” Me very skeptical.

[@RealityFirstl]

Lies + lies on social media, making the Palestinien suporters more and more evil toward jews, without, even a chance to realize the truth.

[@GGME7777]

Obviously, she has no idea what Genocide means

[@truthseeker96]

When will Arabs wake up?

[@UnionofHumanity]

Its the Christian Crusaders causing the conflict.

[@A2Z2REAL]

You are obviously not the sharpest 🥜 in the 💩

[@user-yp9ls1vs7l]

An interview with one or two people, who could be jewish or not, means nothing. Lots of actors hired by hamas 🇿🇦❤️🇳🇮

[@debswalker529]

Allah is in control of all things Alhamdolillah 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@mrlennon4869]

well said

[@SA-lq6gx]

I have just 1 ques... why do we need certificates from others to make it legit. It is the reality and I don't care any other parties are acknowledging or not. Period

[@lorenam8028]

Because human social reality is a shared hallucination, it's the way it works. If a lot of people don't agree on the value of money, it ceases to exist. If a lot of people don't agree on social classes, then they cease to exist. If a lot of people don't agree on laws, then they cease to exist. We literally create what we call social "really". And here's the kicker: all it takes to change it, is a lot of people believing in that change. Which is why they are so desperate to hide what's really happening.

[@dpboy8315]

ALLHA is best planner

[@grash4435]

Somehow us not doing well...