{"id":69073,"date":"2026-03-16T12:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/support-for-israel-drops-as-democrats-turn-against-key-us-ally-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:57:29","slug":"support-for-israel-drops-as-democrats-turn-against-key-us-ally-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/support-for-israel-drops-as-democrats-turn-against-key-us-ally-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Israel drops as Democrats turn against key US ally: poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans’ opinions regarding Israel<\/a> have dramatically soured in recent years, fueled by a surge in negative views among Democrats and independents, according to a new national poll.<\/p>\n

The results of the survey, by NBC News, come amid sharp political debates among Democrats over support for Israel two and a half years after the start of the war between Israelis and Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Just 32% of Americans view Israel positively, with 39% seeing the Jewish state in a negative light, according to the poll, which was conducted Feb. 27-March 2. That’s a sea change from three years ago, when Americans held a positive view of Israel by a 47%-34% margin.<\/p>\n

Much of that decline in positive views is due to Democrats<\/a> and independents, according to the survey.<\/p>\n

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Democrats were divided in 2023, with 34% viewing Israel positively and 35% negatively. Now, the poll indicates just 13% of Democrats hold a positive view of Israel, with 57% seeing it in a negative light.<\/p>\n

And independents went from 40%-22% positive-negative to 21%-48%.<\/p>\n

But according to the NBC News poll<\/a>, Republican views of Israel have only declined slightly, from 63%-12% positive-negative in 2023 to 54%-18% now.<\/p>\n

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The survey, which was conducted as the U.S. and Israel began their strikes on Iran<\/a>, also indicates Americans are now split on whether they are more sympathetic to Israel or the Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Americans, who by a 45%-13% margin were more sympathetic to Israel in 2013, are now divided, with 40% more sympathetic to Israel and 39% more sympathetic to the Palestinians.<\/p>\n

There’s been a massive switch among Democrats, from more sympathetic to Israel 34%-18% margin in 2013 to more sympathetic to Palestinians by a 67%-17% margin now.<\/p>\n

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Independents went from more sympathetic to Israel by a 37%-10% margin 13 years ago to more sympathetic to Palestinians by a 37%-27% margin now.<\/p>\n

But Republicans, according to the poll, stayed much more sympathetic to Israel, from a 67%-8% margin in 2013 to a 69%-13% margin now.<\/p>\n

The poll also spotlights a generational divide, with a greater deterioration of positive views and sympathies for Israel among younger Americans.<\/p>\n

Roughly 1,200 people were killed during the October 2023 attack by Hamas<\/a> on Israel, with 251 captured.<\/p>\n

Israel’s ensuing military campaign in Gaza over the past two and a half years has resulted in more than 72,000 people being killed, according to health officials in the Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n

While most Republicans remain supportive of Israel, the war in Gaza has sparked sharp debates among Democrats which are currently playing out in the party’s 2026 primaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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