Americans Favor a Two-State Solution More Than Israelis and Palestinians Do

A Gallup poll conducted in February of 2021, before the most recent round of conflict, found that 75 percent of Americans have a favorable overall view of Israel. Israel’s favorability rating with Americans has trended positively over the last 20 years, and has not dropped below 58 percent in any year during that period. …

However, despite their favorable views of Israel, the vast majority of Americans (78%) believe that the US should play only a minor role or no role at all in finding a solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. This is consistent with Chicago Council Surveys conducted between 2002 and 2018, which have consistently found that at least six in ten Americans prefer that the United States not take a side in the conflict. CONTINUED

Dina Smeltz & Emily Sullivan, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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