The first casualty of war…you know the rest.

“Truth is the first casualty of war.”

Of course.

Everyone knows that one. You hear it all the time. But – good God Almighty – that latest Harvard-Harris poll: there perhaps has never been better evidence of the war-murders-truth proposition, perhaps ever. Not even since the Greek playwright Aeschylus wrote those words, some 3,000 years ago.

The Harvard-Harris survey landed on our computer screens on October 7, and was issued by the university’s respected Center for American Political Studies. Nearly 2,500 registered voters were contacted at the start of the month, and the results are considered to be accurate 95 per cent of the time. The poll covered the mood of the country, Trump, economy, jobs, and so on.

It was the answers to the “Israel and Gaza” questions, however, that were – and this word is used too much by those of us in the media, but it applies in this case – shocking. Really, truly shocking.

The Harvard-Harris numbers can’t be easily dismissed, either, international law expert Elliot Malin noted, because Harvard-Harris is “consistently been the only pollster asking questions on Israel-Hamas over the last two years.” So they have what pollsters like to call a “baseline” or “benchmark,” and are therefore much more accurate.

Here is a sampling of what Harvard-Harris found:

• Nearly half of Gen Z – those from ages 18 to 24 – support Hamas over Israel. Almost 40 per cent of Millennials – ages 25 to 34 – support the terror group over Israel.
• Over 40 per cent of Gen Z oppose Hamas releasing the hostages they took on October 7, 2023. A third of Millennials feel the same way.
• Over 60 per cent of Gen Z oppose Trump’s peace plan, which is supported by every Arab nation in the region, and just about every country on Earth. Nearly 50 per cent of Millennials oppose the peace plan.
• Sixty per cent of Gen Z falsely believe Israel has actually rejected Trump’s peace plan. And 45 per cent of Millennials have somehow concluded the same thing.
• Forty per cent of Gen Z think Hamas should reject the peace plan. And almost 30 per cent want Israel “ended,” and power simply handed over to Hamas/Palestinians.

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