US poll: 82 percent of Israelis support the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza

According to a survey conducted by Penn State University, 82 percent of Israelis support the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. 

The same survey also found that 56 percent of Israelis support the forced expulsion of Palestinian citizens of Israel.

This compares less favourably to a survey in 2003, where 45 percent supported the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and 31 percent supported expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel.

The March poll also asked whether the Israeli army should kill all inhabitants of an enemy city and 47 percent of Israelis affirmed they should.

In addition, 65 percent of those polled believe a modern-day "Amalek" exists, where Amalek is the enemy of the nation of Israelites, according to the Hebrew bible. Of those, 93 percent believe the commandment to “wipe out Amalek” is still applicable today.

The poll was conducted in March, surveying 1,005 Israelis. These attitudes correlate with a sharp increase in ethno-nationalist ideology in the past 20 years.