Americans who believe God gave Israel to the Jewish people are much likelier to sympathize with the Jewish state, a survey found. Of respondents who said they believe Israel was a divine birthright for the Jews, 63 percent said they sympathize more with Israel than the Palestinians, and just 4 percent sympathize more with the Palestinians, a Pew Forum survey found.
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