New Gallup Poll: Majority of Democrats’ Side With “Palestinians’, Support Hits Record Highs, Israel Support Plummets

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Daily Caller: For the first time in decades, Democrats’ support for Palestinians past support for Israel, increasing by 11% over the past year to 49% while the party’s positive view of Israel declined from 40% to 39%, according to a Gallup Poll released Thursday. Anti-Israel sentiment has been increasing among the Democrat party, according to the poll, as both lawmakers and the Biden administration have been heavily critical of the U.S. ally following Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power. Support for Palestine among Democrats increased significantly from 2022 to 2023, going from 38% to 49%, as support for Israel declined to 39% (Daily Caller). Axios: In 2016, 53% of Democrats said they sympathized more with the Israelis, and 23% with the Palestinians. By 2022, that gap had virtually disappeared. A majority of Democrats (56%) continue to view Israel favorably. That’s down from 63% last year and far lower than the 82% among Republicans, but is broadly in line with previous findings for Democrats over the two decades Gallup has been conducting the survey (Axios).