‘Generation Right’: Israeli youth show strong support for the right
Some three quarters of Jewish first-time voters identify as right or centre-right, higher than rest of Israeli society.
The first Israeli elections in four years have brought with them a record number of first-time voters – most of whom are keen to make their voices count.
But while youth around the world are leaning to the left, young adults in Israel are heading in the opposite direction, according to recent polls.
The Israeli Central Elections Committee says more than half a million voters were added to the roll since the last elections in 2022. They are aged between 18 and 22 and polls show that 80 percent of them plan to vote in the October 27 legislative election.
In another town hall meeting, Schleien addresses the question of whether there are innocent people in Gaza. When asked if Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, Schleien denies it, only for a female student to ask, “Do you think it should be done?”