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Demonstrators hold placards at a protest against military action in Iran outside City Hall in Los Angeles, California, on March 2, 2026. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
March 4, 2026, 8:14 pm
The US and Israel are fighting the same war — in opposite political realities
The Iran war is very popular in Israel. In the US it’s deeply unpopular, which could be dangerous for Israel, especially if Americans feel they’re fighting on Jerusalem’s behalf
By Ben Sales
September 30, 2025, 5:31 am
After two years of war, US public backs Palestinians over Israel for first time — poll
Support for Jewish state has plummeted after nearly two years of war against Hamas in Gaza, with younger voters and Democrats most hostile, survey says
By Luke Tress
People gather during the "Stand with Gaza" protest at Bryant Park in New York on August 16, 2025. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP)
September 18, 2025, 5:46 pm
Growing number of Americans say Israel has ‘gone too far’ in Gaza war, poll shows
Survey finds few Americans think negotiating a ceasefire should be the top US priority, and just 2 in 10 believe it ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important to provide military aid
By AP and ToI Staff
Azealia Banks performs during her concert at the Bataclan venue in Paris on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Xavier Galiana / AFP)
June 6, 2025, 4:03 pm
‘I’m a Zionist,’ rapper Azealia Banks declares in latest tweet spree
In a two-day social media blast after being asked whether she supports Israel or Palestine, the musician makes her stance abundantly clear
By Grace Gilson
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
April 1, 2025, 4:34 pm
Poll: Republicans voters overwhelmingly support Trump’s approach to Gaza war
Two-thirds of respondents say US should press for ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza; many call for US to reduce its role in global affairs
By Marc Levy and Linley Sanders
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 11, 2023. (AP/Fatima Shbair, File)
April 19, 2024, 8:45 pm
Poll: Months into Gaza war, most US Jews feel close to Israel — not its government
72% of Jewish respondents say Israel makes them proud, while nearly two thirds find it hard to support Israeli government’s actions; 28% of all Americans want immediate ceasefire
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Evangelical Christian movement and a mission of approximately 800 members of Pastor John Hagee’s Christians United for Israel (CUFI) organization, in Jerusalem on March 18 2012. (Amos Ben Gershom/Flash90)
May 25, 2021, 2:59 am
Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey
Since 2018, backing for Israel dropped from 75% to 33%; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump
By Jacob Magid
Trevor Noah devoted a 'Daily Show' segment to the Gaza-Israel conflict. (Screenshot from YouTube)
May 13, 2021, 1:58 pm
From Gal Gadot to Trevor Noah, celebrities weigh in on the Israel-Gaza violence
As rockets rain down on Israel and mobs riot in the streets, the Hollywood elite take to their social media accounts to make their opinions on the conflict public
By Gabe Friedman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at a victory celebration after polls for general elections closed in Tel Aviv, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 24, 2019, 9:05 pm
Poll: 64% of Americans like Israelis, but only 41% like their government
Pew Research Center finds wide gap between Democratic and Republican views on Israeli and Palestinian people, and their leaders
By Eric Cortellessa
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, left, whispers to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, outside the Capitol in Washington, March 8, 2019. (AP /J. Scott Applewhite)
March 10, 2019, 12:10 pm
Omar furor reflects increasingly polarized US debate over Israel
On college campuses, in state legislatures and elsewhere, the argument over support of Jerusalem’s policies is only likely to intensify
By AP and ToI Staff
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