Americans strongly support Israel, but there are generational and racial divides

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In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, public opinion about Israel in its war with Hamas is supportive, though the role of the U.S. in the region isn't as clear as Biden faces sharp disapproval.

Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. A plurality of Americans say Israel's response to a deadly attack by Hamas has been about right.Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. A plurality of Americans say Israel's response to a deadly attack by Hamas has been about right.

The survey of 1,313 adults was conducted Wednesday and has a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points, meaning results could be about 4 points lower or higher. Respondents were reached by telephone using live interviewers, by text or online.Overall, 65% said the U.S. should support Israel publicly. That was true of big majorities of both parties — 77% of Republicans and 69% of Democrats.

Along racial lines, just 51% of nonwhites said the U.S. should take such a public stance supporting Israel, while 72% of whites thought it should.Worries the war could spread On the other hand, white men without college degrees , Republican men , white evangelical Christians and Donald Trump supporters were the most likely to say it's been too little.Slim majority say U.S. support for Israel has made the region safer

Here again, there was a racial divide. By a 49%-to-42% margin, nonwhites said U.S. support for Israel makes the region more dangerous. Whites were 17 points more likely compared to nonwhites to say U.S. support for Israel made the region safer.

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