A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 47% of American Muslims express support for Hamas, and about half support the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria, according to the poll published Friday. Evangelical Protestants remain the largest demographic group supporting Israel, with 60% backing the Israeli government. Meanwhile, 47% of American Jews hold negative views of the Israeli government.
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A new Pew Research Center poll published Friday provides a detailed snapshot of American public opinion on Israel and the Palestinians across religious and ethnic groups. The survey finds that 47% of American Muslims support Hamas, and approximately half support the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria. Evangelical Protestants remain the most pro-Israel demographic, with 60% supporting the Israeli government, consistent with a Pew survey from April 2025 that found 58% of white evangelical Protestants believed Prime Minister Netanyahu would make the right political decisions.
The poll also reveals that nearly half of American Jews (47%) hold negative views of the Israeli government, a finding the survey's analysts attribute to ideological opposition to Netanyahu and concerns that the Israeli government destabilizes the global Jewish community.
The findings come amid a series of recent polls that have tracked shifting American attitudes toward Israel. As The Zioneer reported on June 26, a Quinnipiac University poll found 48% of US voters believe Washington is too supportive of Israel, the highest percentage in a decade. A July 7 survey found 30% of Americans believe Israel is guilty of genocide. Another poll from the Israel Democracy Institute in July showed that only 28% of Israelis believe President Trump prioritizes Israel's security, a record low.
The new Pew poll underscores the deep partisan and demographic divisions in American views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with evangelical Christians and Muslim Americans on opposite ends of the spectrum, and American Jews increasingly critical of the current Israeli government.
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