College students rank Gaza war as least important issue in poll
Posted on AllSides May 7th, 2024
From The Center
Only 8% of college students say they’ve participated on either side of campus protests concerning the Israel-Hamas war, while a small portion view the war as an important issue, according to a poll by Generation Lab obtained by Axios.
Students ranked the conflict in the Middle East as the least important issue (13%) facing them out of nine options. Health care reform ranked the top issue (40%), followed by educational funding and access (38%), according to the poll.
In the wake of pro-Palestinian protests that began at Columbia University on...