There are few issues as contentious in international politics as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But for the better part of the past two decades, the establishment wings of both the Republican and Democratic Party have largely been pro-Israel. Both parties have, at least in their party platforms, maintained pro-Israel positions, including […] Read more »
CBS News Poll: Trump’s job approval ticks up
President Trump’s approval rating has inched up to 40 percent, the first time in a year that the president’s approval has hit that mark. A majority still disapproves. The president’s rating on handling North Korea elicits positive ratings for him; his handling of the economy is mixed and ratings on […] Read more »
Fewer in U.S. See Middle East Conflict as Critical Threat
Thirty-six percent of Americans say the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians poses a “critical threat” to U.S. interests, down from 45% in 2016 and the lowest percentage in Gallup’s 14-year trend. … Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) say they support establishing an independent Palestinian state on the West […] Read more »
Americans Remain Staunchly in Israel’s Corner
As the Trump administration prepares to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and is reportedly finalizing its broader Middle East peace plan, Americans’ stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as strongly pro-Israel as at any time in Gallup’s three-decade trend. Sixty-four percent say their sympathies in the dispute […] Read more »
North Korea, Cyberterrorism Top Threats to U.S.
Eighty-two percent of Americans say North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons poses “a critical threat” to the United States’ vital interests. A similar percentage (81%) think cyberterrorism poses a critical threat to the nation, putting these two at the top of a list of six possible threats. CONT. Jim Norman, […] Read more »
Americans Like Canada Most, North Korea Least
Canada once again ranks as the country or territory that Americans view most favorably, while North Korea ranks the least favorably among 22 countries on the world stage. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »