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3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Incoming Yale freshmen are overwhelmingly more critical of Israel than they are of China, according to an alarming poll of new students.
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Almost two-thirds (63%) of the first-year students said they held a critical view of the Jewish state — almost double the 35% who said they were critical of China, according to a Yale Daily News survey of students.
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The number of Yalies who said they held a “very critical” opinion of Israel was an eyebrow-raising four times that of those who held the same harsh opinion of China (40% versus 10%), the poll found.
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At the same time, 14% of respondents were very or somewhat supportive of China, compared to just 8% who felt the same about Israel.
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Chinese students make up about 0.8% of the incoming freshman body, the report found.
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Yale’s Connecticut campus was one of hundreds across the US hit by anti-Israel protests in the wake of the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military response in Gaza — with billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman even comparing the Ivy League school to Hamas.
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The Yale Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine organized walkouts, rallies, and demonstrations against Israel in the weeks following the attacks by Palestinian militants.
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That same month, in the wake of the initial tent clearings at New York’s Columbia University, Yale students pitched tents on Beinecke Plaza, setting up what they called a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”
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A total of 47 protesters, all but three of them students, were arrested on charges of Class A misdemeanor trespassing when Yale and New Haven police officers entered the plaza to dismantle the encampment on April 22, 2024, reported the New York Times at the time.
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A second encampment was set up on Cross Campus days later, before university officials issued formal trespass warnings, as reported by Yale News.
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Police cleared the second site without large-scale mass arrests, but the unrest on campus continued throughout the summer.
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On May 20, 2024, dozens of graduating students disrupted Yale President Peter Salovey’s address during the prestigious institution’s 323rd commencement ceremony.
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Many stood during his speech, displayed banners, or walked out, in response to what they saw as Yale’s response to the war.
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The report, published Wednesday, also found that more than 80% of incoming Yale freshmen have a “very critical” view of President Trump and 67% held a “very critical” opinion of Vice President JD Vance, who attended Yale Law School between 2010 and 2013, where he met his future wife, Usha.
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Almost half (48%) of respondents strongly disagree with the US military action in Iran.
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The incoming Yale freshmen surveyed were overwhelmingly liberal, with over two-thirds (68%) identifying as left-leaning.
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Representatives for Yale did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
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