{"id":15226,"date":"2013-10-03T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/more-white-evangelicals-than-american-jews-say-god-gave-israel-to-the-jewish-people\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:29:03","slug":"more-white-evangelicals-than-american-jews-say-god-gave-israel-to-the-jewish-people","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/10\/03\/more-white-evangelicals-than-american-jews-say-god-gave-israel-to-the-jewish-people\/","title":{"rendered":"More white evangelicals than American Jews say God gave Israel to the Jewish people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel defines itself as a Jewish state, and most <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/10\/01\/chapter-5-connection-with-and-attitudes-towards-israel\/\">Jews in the United States<\/a> say that emotionally they are either very attached (30%) or somewhat attached (39%) to Israel. But on some measures, Jews\u2019 feelings for Israel are equaled or even exceeded by those of white evangelical Protestants.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/10\/01\/chapter-5-connection-with-and-attitudes-towards-israel\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"538\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/FT_13.10.02_IsraelGivenbyGod_1.png?resize=404,538 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-27657 not-transparent\" alt=\"FT_13.10.02_IsraelGivenbyGod_1\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/FT_13.10.02_IsraelGivenbyGod_1.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, twice as many white evangelical Protestants as Jews say that Israel was given to the Jewish people by God (82% vs. 40%). Some of the discrepancy is attributable to Jews\u2019 lower levels of belief in God overall; virtually all evangelicals say they believe in God, compared with 72% of Jews (23% say they do not believe in God and 5% say they don\u2019t know or decline to answer the question). But even Jews who <i>do<\/i> believe in God are less likely than evangelicals to believe that God gave the land that is now Israel to the Jewish people (55% vs. 82%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White evangelical Protestants also are more likely than Jews to favor stronger U.S. support of Israel. Among Jews, 54% say American support of the Jewish state is \u201cabout right,\u201d while 31% say the U.S. is not supportive enough. By contrast, more white evangelical Protestants say the U.S. is not supportive enough of Israel (46%) than say support is about right (31%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White evangelical Protestants are less optimistic than Jews about the prospects for a peaceful two-state solution to conflict in the region. When asked if there is a way for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully, six-in-ten American Jews (61%) say yes, while one-third say no. Among white evangelical Protestants, 42% say Israel and an independent Palestinian state can coexist peacefully, while 50% say this is not possible.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of white evangelicals believe God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people, compared with 40% of American Jews who believe the 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