A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans' sympathies have shifted sharply toward Israel in the early days of its war against Hamas.
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/10/13: A pro-Israel demonstrator holds a flag during an"International Day of Action for Palestine". On October 7 the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack from Gaza, launching thousands of missiles and sending at least 1,500 fighters by land, sea, and air into Israel. At least 1,300 Israelis have been confirmed killed and 150 kidnapped. 1,203 Palestinians in Gaza are also confirmed killed.
According to the new survey, however, Americans now align firmly — though not uniformly — with Israel.The last time Yahoo News and YouGov polled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was in May 2021, when the eviction of six Palestinian families in East Jerusalem Nearly the same number now say Hamas is either “entirely” or “mostly” “responsible for the current hostilities,” up 27 points from 39% in May 2021.
In line with these findings, Americans are also twice as likely — for now — to say Israel should"take further military action against Hamas to protect Israeli citizens" rather than"de-escalate military action against Hamas to avoid harming Palestinians civilians" . Likewise, the belief that Americans should support Israel more than the Palestinians has increased by 18 points among Democrats and by 13 points among independents . Again, among Republicans it has increased by just two points .Overall support for Israel, however, remains lower among Democrats than Republicans — a dynamic that reflects growing partisan polarization on the Israeli-Palestinian issue in recent years.
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