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More registered voters in US view Israel negatively than positively, new poll indicates
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Thirty-nine percent of Americans have negative views toward Israel, compared to 32% who have positive views toward the Jewish state, according to a poll published by NBC News.
Another NBC poll conducted shortly after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught had the numbers nearly flipped, with 47% of Americans having positive views toward Israel, compared to 24% who had negative views.
The shift is most defined among Democrats and Independents, with 57% and 48% of them respectively now holding negative views toward Israel. Just after October 7, those numbers were 35% and 22% respectively.
Among Republicans, 54% view Israel positively, but it is still a drop from the late 2023 poll, when that number was at 63%.
Asked whether their sympathies lie more with Israelis or Palestinians, 40% of registered voters said they side more with the Israelis, while 39% choose the Palestinians, according to the poll published by NBC News.
The split stood at 45% for Israelis and 13% for Palestinians when NBC News asked the question in November 2013.
The latest NBC News poll was conducted between February 27 and March 3, surveying 1,000 registered voters, with a margin of error of 3.1%.
New @NBCNews poll finds American public sentiment turning against Israel since 2023. Double-digit drops in positive views of Israel: -21 among Democrats, -19 among independents, -9 among Republicans. Overall, a double-digit increase in negative views. https://t.co/5GUwokF5qM pic.twitter.com/QSOa5tBYVk
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 16, 2026
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