Poll finds majority of Americans opposed to Israel war on Hamas
Most Americans disapprove of Israel’s war in Gaza, according to a Gallup poll released his week – a downward shift in Americans’ opinions on the war.
More than half of Americans – 55pc – said they disapprove of Israel’s military action in Gaza, while 36pc approve of it, according to the poll, which surveyed 1,016 US adults this month, and 9pc said they had no opinion on the matter.
The poll shows growing discontent among Americans with Israel’s war in Gaza.
A Gallup poll in November found that 50pc of Americans approved of Israel’s actions in Gaza, while 45pc disapproved and 4pc said they had no opinion on the war.
The conflict, which has now killed more than 32,490 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, followed the Hamas militant group’s October 7 attack in Israel that killed about 1,200 people.
Approval of the war fell among Republicans and Democrats, although those groups remain split: 64pc of Republicans and 18pc of Democrats approve of Israel’s military action, according to the March poll. Such sentiments have fallen since November among adherents of both parties: 71pc of Republicans said then that they approved of Israel’s war in Gaza compared to 36pc of Democrats.
Many Americans also disapprove of the US sending more military aid to Israel for its war against Hamas, according to a poll released on Wednesday by Quinnipiac University.
Over half of US voters, 52pc, oppose sending more military aid, while 39pc support doing so, according to a survey of 1,569 US adults from March 21 to March 25.
A poll conducted last month by the Pew Research Centre and published last week found that opinions on the war are also split across religious lines, with 62pc of American Jews saying Israel’s war conduct is acceptable and 5pc of American Muslims saying so.
President Joe Biden, who is seeking re-election in November, has grappled with the fallout from his handling of the war.
Some Arab Americans, specifically, have said they won’t vote for him because of his ongoing support of Israel amidthewar.The Biden administration in recent weeks has expressed frustration with Israel’s conduct in the Gaza Strip. (© Washington Post)