Gallup: Americans, but Not Liberal Democrats, Mostly Pro-Israel

The majority of Americans side with Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, though sympathy toward Israel is down from last year, a new poll showed.

In Gallup’s annual world affairs survey, 59 percent said they sympathize more with the Israelis — down from 64 percent in the 2018 poll — compared with 21 percent who side more with the Palestinians, which is unchanged from 2018.

And though 69 percent of U.S. adults now view Israel very or mostly favorably, that’s down from 74 percent last year, the pol showed. Twenty-one percent view the Palestinian Authority favorably, identical to last year.

 Here’s a breakdown:

• 76 percent of Republicans side with Israel, down from an all-time high of 87 percent in 2018.
• 43 percent of Democrats sympathize more with Israel, down from 49 percent last year.
• 41 percent of liberal Democrats sympathize with Israel, while 38 percent side with the Palestinians.
• The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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