Survey: Israelis in the U.S. become more like American Jews

[King_David]

The longer Israelis live in the United States, the less critical of Israel they are likely to be, a new survey suggests.

The Internet-based survey of nearly 1,600 people divided respondents into two groups: those living in the United States for less than 10 years, and those living in the country for more than 10 years. Whereas 64 percent of the under-10-years group strongly agreed that when Israel is criticized they feel the need to defend it and show its positive side, the figure was 75 percent among the over-10-years group.

When asked if they were to talk about Israel to an American non-Jew, 67 percent of the under-10-years group said they would say positive things about Israel compared to 78 percent of the over-10-years group.

Though unscientific because all the respondents came from the lists of various Israel-related organizations in the United States, the results nevertheless suggest that Israelis’ political views become more like those of American Jews the longer they reside in the United States.

The survey was commissioned by the Israeli American Council and carried out by the Israeli firm Midgam, which asked respondents to complete an Internet questionnaire.


http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/survey_israelis_in_the_u.s._become_more_like_american_jews

[Scootaloo]

1. Not surprising

Seems to be a lot of that with immigrants - A lot of my co-workers are exceptionally proud of Mexico and brook no negativity about the country. Even though several of those same people hauled ass from Mexico because of a shitty economy, rampant crime, and lack of social mobility. I imagine my own Irish ancestors had a soft spot for "the old country" even though the reason they left was massive oppression, rampant starvation and disease, and bond slavery.

About the only immigrants who seem willing to kick their former country to the curb - that I've met - are Somalis. Which might be a clue as to how bad that place is!

Hell, I still carry some nostalgia for Alabama, despite it being a fucking hellhole when I left fifteen years ago, and it not having improved since...