The latest results are from a poll conducted from February 3 to 16, during the first phase of the temporary ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas that took effect on January 19.
A Gallup poll has found that American support for Israel was the lowest in 25 years in its annual tracking of this measure.
Only 46% of respondents said they sympathized more with the Israelis than Palestinians, according to the survey’s results published on Thursday.
46% of Americans express support for Israel.
This is the lowest rating in 25 years of Gallup’s annual tracking of this measure on its World Affairs survey. pic.twitter.com/8ybhevOOCH
— Gallup (@Gallup) March 6, 2025
“The previous 51% low point in this trend of Americans’ sympathy for Israelis was recorded both last year and in 2001,” Gallup said in a report.
At the same time, the 33 percent of US adults who sympathize with the Palestinians is up six percentage points from last year and the highest reading by two points, it added.
Netanyahu’s US Visit
The latest results are from a poll conducted from February 3 to 16, during the first phase of the temporary ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas that took effect on January 19.
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The poll began one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. The visit included a joint press conference in which Trump proposed a US take-over of the Gaza Strip and the forced displacement of its population to turn the enclave into a “Riviera of the Middle East.”
The poll also found that “40% of U.S adults approve of Trump’s handling of the situation between the Israelis and Palestinians.”
Republicans were also “much more likely than Democrats to view Israel favorably (83% vs. 33%, respectively), while Democrats view the Palestinian Territories more favorably than Republicans do (45% vs. 18%).”
Backing for Israelis
Gallup found that partisans’ sympathies in the Middle East “follow a pattern similar to their favorable ratings of the two countries.
“That is, Republicans broadly sympathize with the Israelis (75%) over the Palestinians (10%), while Democrats sympathize with the Palestinians over the Israelis by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio (59% vs. 21%). Independents’ sympathies are similar to the national averages.”
Less Than Half (46%) in U.S. Now Sympathetic Toward Israel, the lowest in 25 years of Gallup tracking this measure. Sympathy for Palestine way up. Changing public opinion will eventually force a change in policy. https://t.co/tC2mWPPmNh
— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) March 6, 2025
Republicans and independents have consistently backed the Israelis since 2001, though independents’ support for the Israelis is now at its lowest in World Affairs surveys by one point, the Gallup report said.
Two-State Solution
Since 1999, more Americans have supported than opposed the establishment of a Palestinian state “in the West Bank and Gaza, and that continues today,” the report noted.
“Currently, 55% are in favor and 31% opposed, while 14% do not have an opinion. The latest 55% of U.S. adults who favor establishing a Palestinian state is in line with readings since 2020, which have ranged from 52% to 55%,” it stated.
When asked, “do you favor or oppose the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip”, a majority of Democrats (76%) and Independents (53%) reported being in favor. pic.twitter.com/A9ApTmCPI8
— Gallup (@Gallup) March 7, 2025
The Gallup report said that Americans’ sympathies with the Israelis “continue to decline, largely because of Democrats’ dwindling support for the Israelis in the long-standing conflict with the Palestinians. Republicans remain overwhelmingly sympathetic toward the Israelis.”
(The Palestine Chronicle)
