In this study (which took place wore the intifada), 107 viewers in Tel Aviv pmhasing t i c k to see the monumental movie "Shah" were asked about an event of mass murder by Israelis of innocent, civilian Arab men, women and chiIdren at the village of yfar h s e m in 1956. Sixty two p e ~e n t opposed the massacre while 38% either accepted or "explained" it. Significant differences were found between Israelis in the mid-range of their lives (3@59), moz of whom opposed the massacre (76%) than the very young and older (54%); and between non-Holocaust survivon, more of whom o p p e d the massacre (74%) than a combined group of Holocaust su.rvivors, chihikn of survivors and others who expressed a closeness to the Holocaust (54%).
Nom-@zifiant trendr for more fiequent opposition to the massacre were seen among males than females, university educated than less than university educated Israeli born than non-Imeli in country of origin, and younger age (up to 30) at time of immigration than o h . Taken together, there e r n e z e s a suggestive picture of identification with use of power on the part of segments of the population traditionally undentood to be weaker or lesser in status: the youngest and oldest, females, the less educated, immigrants to Israel-especially the older and those who suffer the Holocaust more deep&.