A IDIisrael poll shows 73% of Israel's 18-24 year olds identify as being on the political right. The numbers vary greatly from traditional findings in Western countries, with a 2021 GallupPoll finding 23% of 18-29-year-olds identified as conservative.
A survey from the Israel Democracy Institute shows that 73% of those 18-24 years old and 75% of those 24-34 years old identify as being on the political right, with the numbers dropping as the age demographics get older, with only 46% of those 65 years old and older identifying as politically right.
Alon Yakter, a political scientist at Tel Aviv University, told Vox he believes the relative safeness of the country during the younger generation's lifetime has contributed to the strong right-wing identity. “This generation grew up in what most would consider the safest times [for Israelis], they grew up in the post-Intifada years, and yet they grew up the most isolated from their Palestinian neighbors,” Yakter told the outlet. “There’s so many ways that can impact a young person’s perspective on politics.
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