American adults remain broadly supportive of Israelis.
Israeli soldiers stand by an engine from a hang glider that Palestinian militants used a few days earlier in an attack on this kibbutz near the border with Gaza, in Kfar Gaza, Israel, Oct. 10, 2023.that adults broadly remain very or mostly favorable to Israel compared with the Palestinian Authority, one of the Palestinians' major governing bodies.
A special edition of "20/20" at 10 p.m., Wed., Oct. 11, on ABC looks at life under threat in Israel and Gaza and how this attack is different from what we've seen in this region in the past. Much of the movement appeared to be driven by Democrats: In 2001, 51% of Democrats told Gallup their sympathies lay more with Israelis, while 16% said their sympathies were more with Palestinians. Those numbers flipped by 2023, with 38% of Democrats saying their sympathies were more with Israelis and 49% saying their sympathies lay more with Palestinians.
Sixty-seven percent of independents in March said they had a very or mostly favorable view of Israel. Elgindy also pointed to the disproportionate casualty rates between Israelis and Palestinians in past rounds of fighting -- a pattern so far sharply reversed in the latest Hamas terror attack. Before the Hamas attack, such settlements had also been criticized by Biden administration officials.Experts also suggested that Democrats' shift in opinion was linked to a major domestic issue since 2020 -- the nationwide protests and debate over racial inequality, fueled by movements like Black Lives Matter -- and how that could have reshaped attitudes more broadly.
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