Support for Israel hits new low (only 37% favourable, 60% unfavourable) in US, new poll shows [View all]

Americans continue to increasingly view Israel negatively amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/08/israel-netanyahu-favorability-pew-poll/89519136007/

The results published April 7 found 60% of all American adults had an unfavorable opinion of Israel, compared with 53% a year earlier. Just 37% of respondents had a favorable view of Israel, a longstanding ally of the United States in the region and a historic beneficiary of foreign aid.

Pew’s latest polling is a 20-point shift since 2022, when most Americans had favorable views of Israel. Then, just 42% had an unfavorable opinion of Israel. Pew found younger Americans across the ideological spectrum in particular have negative views toward Israel. About 70% of respondents younger than 50 had unfavorable opinions of Israel.

Among people who identified with the Democrats, 80% had unfavorable opinions of Israel. Pew said Republicans had mixed opinions on Israel, with about 58% still having favorable views compared with 41% disapproval.



Pew fielded its poll of around 3,500 American adults between March 23 and March 29, about a month into the United States' and Israel’s war with Iran, which is now in a ceasefire. The war has fueled Americans' suspicions that Israel, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has dragged the United States into a protracted conflict in the Middle East.

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