Americans’ sympathies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have shifted dramatically, new poll shows
The numbers reflect how support for #Israel has become deeply contentious in the U.S., with profound implications for American politics and foreign policy. The changing sentiment has been largely driven by Democrats, who are now much more likely to sympathize with Palestinians. U.S. assistance to Israel has been a major dividing line in the party’s primaries this year.
Gallup’s data indicates that the shift was already happening before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then increased during Israel’s subsequent military operations in #Gaza. The #polling has a margin of error of ±4%, meaning sentiment toward Israelis and Palestinians are roughly even.
This year, independents expressed more sympathy for the Palestinians than the Israelis for the first time in Gallup’s trend.
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