A Quinnipiac University poll released Friday finds 48% of US voters think America has become too supportive of Israel, the highest percentage since the question was first asked nearly a decade ago. 60% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans held that view. 38% said support levels were about right. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a 48% unfavorable rating, against 20% favorable.
The Quinnipiac University poll, published Friday morning, marks the highest recorded level of US voter sentiment that Washington is overly supportive of Israel since the survey question was introduced nearly a decade ago. Nearly half of respondents (48%) said the US was too supportive, including 60% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans. Another 38% said the level was about right, and 7% said it was not supportive enough.
The same poll recorded a 48% unfavorable rating for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with only 20% viewing him favorably. The findings come amid a period of shifting US-Israel dynamics and public debate over American policy toward the region. The Zioneer has previously tracked declining Israeli trust in US President Donald Trump, including a June 16 Kantar poll showing 54% of Israelis holding a negative view of Trump and subsequent surveys showing strong Israeli skepticism of Trump's handling of Iran negotiations.
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