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Gallup: Most Americans disapprove of Israeli military action in Gaza, though Republicans broadly supportive; Netanyahu gets lowest rating since 1997
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A new Gallup poll finds that about six in 10 US adults disapprove of the military action Israel has taken in Gaza, up from 45% a month after the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023, which sparked the war.
The poll also sees Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receiving the most negative rating in terms of his favorability in the US since he was first included in Gallup polling in 1997.
The rising disapproval is driven by Democrats and independents, while Republicans remain largely supportive of both Israel’s military actions and Netanyahu.
In a new low, only 8% of Democrats and one-quarter of independents say they now approve of Israel’s military campaign.
Young adults are also much more likely to disapprove of Israel’s actions. Only about 1 in 10 adults under age 35 say they approve of Israel’s military choices in Gaza, compared with about half of those who are 55 or older.
About half of US adults, 52%, now have an unfavorable view of Netanyahu. Just 29% view him positively, and about 2 in 10 either haven’t heard of him or don’t have an opinion.
That’s a change — although not a huge one — since December 2023, when 47% of US adults had an unfavorable view of Netanyahu and 33% had a favorable opinion. But it’s a reversal from as recently as April 2019, when more US adults viewed him positively than negatively.
Republicans have a much more positive view of Netanyahu than Democrats and independents do. About two-thirds of Republicans view him favorably, which is in line with last year. About 1 in 10 Democrats and 2 in 10 independents feel the same way.
Republicans are also about twice as supportive of US President Donald Trump’s handling of the war than Democrats were last summer of its handling by then-US president Joe Biden, a Democrat.
About 8 in 10 Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of the situation in the Middle East. By contrast, only about 4 in 10 Democrats approved of Biden’s handling of the conflict, shortly before he dropped out of the US presidential race on July 21.
The new poll was conducted on July 7-21, while reports of starvation in Gaza led to international criticism of Israel’s decision to restrict food aid but before Trump expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation. The start of the polling coincided with Netanyahu’s July 6-11 trip to Washington.
The poll results are based on telephone interviews with 1,002 US adults from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The margin of error is +/- 4%.
The Times of Israel Community.