Support for Iran war among ‘connected’ US Jews falls again, poll finds

In the early days of the US-Israel war on Iran, 68 percent of “connected” American Jews — those with ties to American Jewish institutions — supported the war, according to a poll from the Jewish People Policy Institute.

That proportion fell to 60% just after a ceasefire began in the war on April 8, the same survey found, according to results published Sunday. The poll does not survey US Jews as a whole or claim to reflect overall American Jewish opinion.

The decline was sharpest among “connected” Jews who identified as “leaning liberal,” 42% of whom are supportive of the war, down from 57% in early March.

At the same time, opposition among “connected” Jews has risen sharply, with about a third saying they oppose the war, up from 26% just after the war’s start. And only 14% of respondents said they believed the war had achieved “major success.”

The survey of 806 “connected” American Jews, taken April 15-19, drew from a panel that JPPI maintains and surveys regularly. The institute says its polls reflect the sentiments of “connected” Jews because its panel includes fewer intermarried Jews, more Jews who are affiliated with denominations and more Jews who have lived in Israel than demographic data suggests is representative of US Jewry overall.

Two polls taken weeks into the war, before the ceasefire, found that most American Jews overall opposed the US military campaign against Iran.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.