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According to a Gallup Poll released on Thursday, half of Americans back Israel’s Gaza war, while 45% are against it. 40% of the participants mentioned that the United States is sending too little humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
The poll, conducted from Nov. 1-21, asked participants to “approve or disapprove of the military action Israel has taken in Gaza.”
Results showed that Israel’s war in Gaza divides Americans along gender, age, race and political party affiliation.
The poll showed that 32% support President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Gaza war, in comparison to Biden’s general job approval rating of 37%.
An overwhelming 72% of Americans said they are paying close attention to the Israel-Gaza war.
The biggest margins of support for Israel’s Gaza war actions were observed among Republicans (71%), adults 55 and older (63%) and white adults (61%).
However, 63% of Democrats disagree. Among adults under 35, 67% oppose Israel’s military actions in Gaza and 64% of people of color disapprove.
Men favor Israel’s war in Gaza 59%-37% while women oppose it 52%-44%.
“With no meaningful differences by education in these attitudes, college graduates’ and college non-graduates’ reactions mirror the national average. Political independents are evenly split in their views,” said Gallup in a statement.
In a separate question, Gallup asked about opinions on U.S. aid to both Israel and Gaza.
“The largest segment of Americans, 42%, say the U.S. is providing about the right amount of military aid to Israel, and another 25% say the U.S. is not doing enough, totaling 67% who endorse at least the current level of military aid to Israel,” according to Gallup’s statement. “In contrast to the balance of views on military aid to Israel, the percentage saying too little humanitarian aid is going to the Palestinians well exceeds the 22% saying the U.S. is doing too much.”
Overall, Gallup said, Republicans, white adults and adults without college degrees are the groups most supportive of U,S, aid to Israel while also being less likely to support increasing aid to Palestinians.
On the other hand, Democrats, people of color, women and young adults are most opposed to Israel’s military actions in Gaza.