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University students in the US state of New York increasingly identify the word “genocide” as their primary association with Israel, highlighting a shift in the nation’s international standing among young Americans, Anadolu reports. The military operations, seizures, and human rights violations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have led many to question the nation’s international legitimacy. Interviews conducted at Manhattan-based New York University (NYU) and Columbia University revealed consistent primary associations among the youth. Samuel, a student at NYU, told Anadolu that his first thought is the genocide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is committing against the Palestinian people. He listed his top three associations as “Netanyahu, genocide and Palestine.” Another NYU student named Maddy, with a troubled expression reflecting […]
