Majority of people in US against Israeli actions in Gaza: Survey

from Daily Sabah

Over 50% of the people in the United States oppose Israel's military actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, up from November, according to a Gallup poll published Wednesday.

According to the latest results from the March 1-20 survey, approval has dropped from 50% to 36% since November, while 55% currently disapprove.

As many as 74% of U.S. adults say they are following news of the Israeli-Hamas situation "closely," similar to the 72% Gallup measured in November. One-third of Americans (34%) say they are following the situation "very closely."

All three major party groups in the U.S. have become "less supportive" of Israel’s actions in Gaza than they were in November, which includes declines of 18 percentage points in approval among both Democrats and independents and a seven-point decline among Republicans.

"Independents have shifted from being divided in their views of the Israeli military action to opposing it. Democrats, who were already largely opposed in November, are even more so now, with 18% approving and 75% disapproving...

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