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The Gallup poll found 59 percent of Americans sympathize more with the Israelis than Palestinians. Twenty-one percent sympathize more with the Palestinians, the highest percentage since 2001.
Support for Israel dropped from 64 percent in 2018. The decline came from Republicans and Democrats.
Republicans who sympathize with Israel fell from 87% in 2018, an all-time high, to 76% in 2019. Democrats who had more sympathy for Israel decline from 49% to 43%.
Republicans who sympathize with Israel fell from 87% in 2018, an all-time high, to 76% in 2019. Democrats who had more sympathy for Israel decline from 49% to 43%.
“In terms of recent changes, however, most of the decline in net sympathy for Israel has occurred among liberal Democrats,” wrote Lydia Saad, a senior editor for The Gallup Poll.
“What this means is that nearly as many liberal Democrats now sympathize more with 'Palestinians' (38%) as with the Israelis (41%), with the rest favoring neither side or unsure.”
“While liberal Democrats are no less favorable toward Israel today than they have been over the past two decades, they have grown more favorable toward the Palestinians and, perhaps as a result, less likely to side with Israel in the conflict," she added.
