As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan next week — his first trip to the region as president — Americans’ sympathies lean heavily toward the Israelis over the Palestinians, 64% vs. 12%. Americans’ partiality for Israel has consistently exceeded 60% since 2010; however, […] Read more »
Americans Least Favorable Toward Iran
Nearly nine in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Iran, making it the worst rated country out of 22 surveyed. Seven other countries — Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Pakistan, and North Korea — also receive unfavorable ratings of 70% or more. Eighty percent or more of […] Read more »
83% Say North Korean Nukes Are a Critical Threat
Eighty-three percent of Americans say the development of nuclear weapons by North Korea is a critical threat to the vital interests of the United States, placing it at the top of a list of nine potential threats, along with Iranian nuclear weapons and international terrorism. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
As Hagel Fight Begins, Wide Partisan Differences in Support for Israel
For decades, the public has sympathized more with Israel than the Palestinians in the Middle East conflict. However, the partisan gap in sympathies, while little changed in recent years, is as large as it has been in more than three decades of polling. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Public Says U.S. Does Not Have Responsibility to Act in Syria
As fighting in Syria rages on between government forces and anti-government groups, the public continues to say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to do something about the fighting there. And there continues to be substantial opposition to sending arms to anti-government forces in Syria. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Where is US public opinion on Israel, Palestine and the Gaza conflict?
As the conflict between Hamas and Israel rages, President Obama has stated that Israel has a right to defend itself and that the bond between America and Israel is “unbreakable”. Do Americans agree with their president? [cont.] Harry Enten, The Guardian Recent polls: Israel and the Palestinians Read more »