How U.S. Jews view Israel

Plus, Americans' views of 'cancel culture' May 22, 2021 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ U.S. Jews have widely differing views on Israel Israel is a subject of special concern to many Jewish Americans. Caring about Israel is “essential” to what being Jewish means to 45% of Jewish adults in the U.S., and an additional 37% say it is “important, but not essential,” according to a survey fielded from Nov. 19, 2019, to June 3, 2020 – well before the latest surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Just 16% of Jewish Americans say that caring about Israel is “not important” to their Jewish identity. Americans and ‘cancel culture’: Where some see calls for accountability, others see censorship, punishment The internet has given large numbers of people the ability to go online and call out others for their behavior or words, and it’s never been easier to summon groups to join the public fray. To better understand how the U.S. public views the concept of “cancel culture,” we asked Americans in September 2020 to share – in their own words – what they think the term means and, more broadly, how they feel about the act of calling out others on social media. Explore the open-ended responses Sign up for our monthly internet, science and tech newsletter Americans see broad responsibilities for government; little change since 2019 Trust in the federal government remains low, but the public still says it has a responsibility to provide support and services in a number of forms for all Americans. The public broadly agrees that it is the federal government’s role to provide clean air and water (87%) and high-quality K-12 education (79%). While majorities of Democrats say the government should have a role in all seven of the domains included in the survey, majorities of Republicans see only two as the federal government’s responsibility: providing clean air and water (77%) and high-quality K-12 education (64%). Wide age, race and income differences in views of government responsibilities Interactive | Public trust in government: 1958-2021 First-generation college graduates lag behind their peers on key economic outcomes First-generation college graduates in the U.S. are not on equal footing with their peers who have college-educated parents. Among household heads who have at least a bachelor’s degree, those who have a parent with a bachelor’s degree or more have substantially higher incomes and more wealth than those who are the first generation in their family to graduate from college. A third of large U.S. newspapers experienced layoffs in 2020, more than in 2019 Staff layoffs continued to pummel the beleaguered U.S. newspaper industry in 2020. A third of papers with an average Sunday circulation of 50,000 or more experienced layoffs last year, a period complicated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Large-market newspapers were the most likely to suffer layoffs in 2020, with more than half of them experiencing staff cuts. That is unlike 2019, when cuts were roughly similar across different tiers of circulation. More Americans now see the media’s influence growing compared with a year ago The U.S. differs from most other countries in how it sets its minimum wage Many Western Europeans think mandatory voting is important, but Americans are split Have some data with your coffee Add Pew Research Center to your Alexa flash briefing. From our research 41% The share of Americans who say news organizations are growing in influence, up from 32% in 2020. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2021 Pew Research Center