New Yorkers scoured the web for information on Palestine-related phrases more than any other state in the US, a new study found.
Since the start of the year, the Empire State averaged 8,260 searches per month for phrases including: “Palestine protests,” “Free Palestine movement” and “free Palestine flag” — more than any other place in the country per capita.
For every 100,000 people in the state, there were more than 41 searches for the “free Palestine”-related phrases, the analysis of Google Trends data conducted by Ladah Law found.
The most popular phrase in New York, with 3,600 searches, was “Free Palestine,” followed by “Palestine protest,” with 1,600 searches.
NYC’s Columbia University was the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests last year, with similar ones taking place throughout California and across the country.
Other Google entries part of the study included, “free Palestine stickers,” “free Palestine posters” and “is Palestine free?”
Vermont took second place with nearly 34 searches per 100,000 residents and California followed with just under 32, according to the Las Vegas-based firm.
For every 100,000 of California’s nearly 40 million residents, there were approximately 12,570 searches for info on the movement, which spread across the nation following Hamas terrorists’ deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and subsequent anti-Israel protests.
Behind the Green Mountain and Golden states were Massachusetts, Oregon and Connecticut.
Arkansas saw the fewest searches related to the conflict, according to the findings.
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