Most Americans agree that the United States should have at most a minor role in finding a resolution to the conflict in the Middle East, according to the AP-NORC survey conducted about three weeks after a ceasefire ended the most recent period of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. But when it comes to which side the U.S. should be supporting, attitudes vary considerably by partisanship.
While President Joe Biden continues to have an overall positive job approval rating, most Americans disapprove of how he is dealing with the conflict in the Middle East.
Twenty-nine percent of the public think the United States is being too supportive of the Israelis, and nearly the same, 25%, say it is too supportive of the Palestinians. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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