Why is there a generational divide with Palestine and Israel?
I haven't talked about it much because doing so will send me into a depression spiral, but I do watch what's happening around me.
I'm making general statements here. I know this doesn't cover everyone, but here's what I see.
Boomers and Gen X (not all) support Israel and Millennials (not all) and Gen Z support Palestine.
I see old folks in cars with the Israeli flag on them. One was even flying on a motorbike and the guy looked younger than my borderline Boomer/Gen X mom. Then there’s all the folks running schools and the government.
Meanwhile kids in college are getting attacked by the police for protesting and everything I see on tumblr (which skews younger) and tiktok is pro Palestine.
I understand other generational belief gaps (climate change, lgbtqia stuff, working from home, I could list so many examples) but this one just confuses the hell out of me. It's not like the older folks can't see what's happening?????
Please be nice if you do know where this comes from for the older folks I am honestly baffled.