Nearly half of Americans think US is ‘too supportive’ of Israel — poll |
JTA — A new survey found that 48% of American voters think the United States is “too supportive” of Israel, the highest since the pollster started asking the question in 2017.
The survey published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University also found that 60% of respondents reported that military intervention in Iran was “not worth it” as opposed to 34% of voters who said it was “worth it.”
The number of respondents who think the US support of Israel is about right is 38%, while just 7% think the US is not supportive enough of Israel, the poll found.
Broken down by party, 66% of Democrats think the US is too supportive of Israel, while 9% think it is not supportive enough and 18% think US support for Israel is about right.
Among Republicans, 20% think the US is too supportive of Israel, 69% think American support for Israel is “about right,” and 6% think the US is not supportive enough.
Among independent voters, 55% think the US is too supportive of Israel, 34% think US support for Israel is about right, and 7% think the US is not supportive enough.
The poll data were released one day after three Democrats critical of Israel — including two anti-Zionists — swept their House primary races in New York City, and in races around the country even some reliably pro-Israel Democratic candidates distanced themselves from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.
A survey last year by Gallup found dwindling support for Israel among Democrats, as........