Support among Americans for Israel sharply declines after two years of war in Gaza, poll finds
LONDON: Support among Americans for Israel has significantly declined over the past two years, with growing numbers of voters expressing strongly negative views of Israel’s war in Gaza, a new poll from The New York Times and Siena University has found.
It represents a notable shift in public opinion in the US, which is Israel’s most important ally and where support for the nation has enjoyed decades of bipartisan backing.
For the first time since 1998, when The New York Times began surveying voters about their views on the long-running conflict, a slightly higher proportion of voters expressed support for the Palestinians than for the Israelis.
In a similar poll in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, 47 percent of American voters expressed support for Israel, while 20 percent sided with the Palestinians.
