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Press Hype? Most College Students Rate Gaza War Least of Their Concerns, Poll Suggests

Two-thirds of respondents found the occupation of campus buildings to be unacceptable, new survey suggests.

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A student at the University of Oregon is silhouetted in front of a Palestinian flag inside a tent encampment at the university. AP/Jenny Kane
JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Recent protests on college campuses across the nation regarding Israel’s war in Gaza have garnered significant press attention, but only a tiny percentage of students are participating — or even care about the issue if a new poll is to be believed.

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JOSEPH CURL
JOSEPH CURL

Mr. Curl covered the White House for a dozen years as a correspondent for the Washington Times. He also ran the Drudge Report for four years as the morning editor.

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