A Schism in The Current Thing

Israel and Palestine has become a new kind of Current Thing that splits the left, unlike earlier moral movements such as BLM, MeToo and Ukraine, which had unequivocal support across the board. Younger people support Palestine while older people support Israel, a generational schism that the text links to college politics, TikTok, and younger cohorts being less religious and more diverse. Western governments have put Israeli flags on arches, while Harvard and the NYT have been more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. The text also notes that Jews are 10% of billionaires and 25% of Democratic Party donor capital, so they materially influence leftist institutions.