… New data from the 2021 Chicago Council Survey indicate that some differences in ideas about US policy toward Israel on Capitol Hill—heightened by the 11-day clash between Israel and Hamas last May—have corresponding divisions among the American public. The US public is sharply divided along partisan lines on key […] Read more »
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 […] Read more »
Public Wary of U.S. Taking a Major Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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 […] Read more »
Americans’ Religion and Their Sympathies in the Middle East
Why are we interested in American public opinion about the Middle East situation? There is, of course, the general objective of better understanding our society and the attitudes of its people, which — as a social scientist — I heartily endorse. But there are also practical implications, given the connection […] Read more »
Key Trends in U.S. Views on Israel and the Palestinians
The broad contours of the American public’s views on Israel and the Palestinian Authority have been fairly constant this century, but aspects have changed, at least among certain age, party and ideological subgroups. The following 10 graphs summarize Gallup’s key Israeli-Palestinian trends over the past two decades. The latest results […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters support Israel, favor sending aid and weapons
Most American voters side with Israel in the Mideast conflict, and over half favor the United States helping with money and weapons, according to the latest Fox News survey. By a 56-38 percent margin, voters approve of providing the Israeli government with financial aid for its military, and are almost […] Read more »