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More than half of all Americans hold unfavorable views of Israel,
according to a recently published poll that comes as Israel resumes
its sweeping offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu news agency reported.
In all, 53% of American adults express somewhat or very negative views
of Israel, a sharp increase from the 42% who were downbeat on Israel
in March 2022 when the question was last asked, according to the
survey from the Pew Research Center. Moreover, Tuesday’s poll found
that the share of respondents who voiced very unfavorable views about
Israel has nearly doubled to 19% from the last time the poll was
taken.
Partisan divides over Israel continue with Democrats much more likely
to hold unfavorable views of Israel, 69%, compared to the 37% share of Republicans who hold negative views. But among Republicans, those
younger than 50 are now roughly about as likely to have a negative
view of Israel as a positive one — 50% to 48%.
The survey was conducted 24-30 March, about one week before Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House. Less than
one in three, 32%, of respondents said they had confidence in the
Israeli leader.
Overall, a slight majority of 54% said the war in Gaza is very or
somewhat important to them personally, down from 65% who said so in
January 2024. That poll was taken just months after Israel began its indiscriminate campaign on Gaza following a Hamas-led 7 October, 2023,
attack on Israel.
Less than half of respondents, 46%, now think a peaceful resolution to
the Israel-Palestinian conflict in which two states live side-by-side
can be forged.
Asked about President Donald Trump’s widely-panned proposal for the US
to take ownership of Gaza, and displace Palestinians to regional
countries, 62% oppose the plan, including 49% who strongly oppose it.
Just 15% said they support the plan
A further 38% said it is unlikely the president will pursue the
policy.
More than 50,800 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in a brutal
Israeli onslaught since October 2023, most of them women and children.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November
for Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war
crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250409-poll-finds-most-americans-hold-unfavorable-views-of-israel/
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