A landmark shift — and it’s not just Democrats.
For the first time, a Gallup survey found more Americans sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis in the long-running Middle East conflict, a watershed moment in relations between the US and one of its closest — but most controversial — allies.
New polling data from Gallup found that 41 percent of Americans say their sympathies are more with the Palestinians versus 36 percent for the Israelis. While that’s still within the margin of error, it’s a major change from last year, when the numbers were 46-33 in Israel’s favor.
Since Gallup started tracking this question in 2001, Israel typically held a double-digit lead, with the numbers shifting dramatically only in recent years, accelerating with the war in Gaza under then-President Joe Biden and the Trump administration’s embrace of some of Israel’s most controversial policies.
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The shift over the past year is not, primarily, another example of the oft-told story of Israel losing American Democrats.