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Friday, June 6, 1997 | return to: international
Hatred of Arabs rising among teens in Israel
by JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Some 40 percent of Israeli high school students "hate Arabs" and 60 percent "want revenge," according to a su, The study, by Dr. Ofra Meisels of Haifa University and Dr. Reuven Gal of the Carmel Institute for Social Research, polled some 5
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Fifty-six percent of those in academic tracks said they hated Arabs, while 41 percent of boys in state religious schools said they hated Arabs.
The figures indicate an increasing trend since the survey was first carried out in 1974, when 32 percent of the youth polled said they hated Arabs. In 1988, 39 percent gave that response.
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