BCAD faculty affiliate Omar Wasow was featured in an interview by National Public Radio

Omar Wasow was quoted in National Public Radio:

Meanwhile, older Americans are more likely to approve of Biden’s longtime support for Israel. So what’s driving this generational divide? For some insight, we called Omar Wasow. He’s an assistant professor in the political science department at the University of California, Berkeley. We started on the question of why he thinks President Biden may be losing younger voters more than older voters on the Gaza issue.

Omar Wasow: For an older generation, Israel is defined by the Holocaust and hard-fought wars for survival. And in their eyes, Israel is really understood as the underdog. I think for a younger generation, Israel is increasingly defined by its treatment of Palestinians, particularly under the last 20 years of right-wing governments led by Netanyahu. And for them, Israel is seen as the top dog.

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