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Fifty-six percent of those in academic tracks said they hated Arabs, while 41 percent of boys in state religious schools said they hated Arabs.

The figures indicate an increasing trend since the survey was first carried out in 1974, when 32 percent of the youth polled said they hated Arabs. In 1988, 39 percent gave that response.