U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, in Washington, on July 7, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
The war in Gaza appears to have catalyzed this phenomenon. According to a 2025 Pew Research Center poll, more than half of American adults — that's 53 percent — now hold a negative opinion of Israel, up from 42 percent in 2022, confirming a trend that began years ago.Of course, there are differences in terms of age, religion and party affiliation. While the number of Americans with a negative opinion of Israel increased to 37 percent among Republicans (up from 27 percent in 2022), it reached 69 percent among Democrats, up from 53 percent in 2022 — a more marked change.This situation puts Israel well behind Cuba in terms of popularity and only slightly ahead of China. Other surveys also indicate that sympathy among all American voters for the Palestinians is at its highest: 33 percent in February 2025, according to Gallup, compared to...
The war in Gaza appears to have catalyzed this phenomenon. According to a 2025 Pew Research Center poll, more than half of American adults — that's 53 percent — now hold a negative opinion of Israel, up from 42 percent in 2022, confirming a trend that began years ago.Of course, there are differences in terms of age, religion and party affiliation. While the number of Americans with a negative opinion of Israel increased to 37 percent among Republicans (up from 27 percent in 2022), it reached 69 percent among Democrats, up from 53 percent in 2022 — a more marked change.This situation puts Israel well behind Cuba in terms of popularity and only slightly ahead of China. Other surveys also indicate that sympathy among all American voters for the Palestinians is at its highest: 33 percent in February 2025, according to Gallup,...
