{"id":1796692,"date":"2026-02-27T12:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796692"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:39:14","slug":"us-divided-columbia-students-protest-over-mideast-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796692","title":{"rendered":"US: Divided Columbia students protest over Mideast conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Data suggested that the shift in sympathy had been happening before the October 7 attack in 2023Image: Selcuk Acar\/Anadolu\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The US public for the first time expressed slightly greater sympathy for Palestinians<\/a> than Israelis<\/a> in their conflict, according to a Gallup poll<\/a> released Friday.<\/p>\n

The findings reflected a significant shift in US public opinion after the Gaza<\/a> war and highlighted deep political divisions over Middle East policy inside the United States.<\/p>\n

What did the Gallup poll find?<\/h2>\n

The poll found that 41% of US voters sympathized more with Palestinians<\/a>, while 36% said they sided more with Israelis.<\/p>\n

The remaining respondents said they supported both sides equally, neither side, or were undecided.<\/p>\n

Gallup said the gap was not statistically significant but marked the first time in more than two decades of polling that Israel did not lead.<\/p>\n

A year earlier, sympathies favored Israel by 46% to 33%.<\/p>\n

The change was largely driven by independents, who favored Palestinians by an 11-point margin.<\/p>\n

Among Democrats, 65% said they sympathized more with Palestinians, compared with 17% who backed Israel.<\/p>\n

Republicans continued to support Israel strongly, with 70% expressing greater sympathy for Israel.<\/p>\n

Gallup said Republican support remained high, despite declining slightly over the past decade.<\/p>\n

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US: Divided Columbia students protest over Mideast conflict<\/h2>\n

How has opinion changed over time?<\/h2>\n

Gallup polling showed that three years earlier, 54% of those surveyed sympathized more with Israelis compared with 31% for Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Gallup said its data showed sentiment had already begun changing before the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Researchers said the shift accelerated during the Gaza war.<\/p>\n

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.<\/p>\n

Democratic views toward Israel have grown more critical over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Analysts linked part of the shift to opposition to\u00a0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> , who had clashed with\u00a0former US President Barack Obama<\/a> over Iran policy.<\/p>\n

Some Democratic voters also criticized former President Joe Biden for not doing more to restrain Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The issue became a major point of debate within Democratic politics during recent elections.<\/p>\n

Gallup surveyed 1,001 US adults by telephone between February 2 and February 16.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Rana Taha<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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The US public for the first time expressed slightly greater sympathy for Palestinians<\/a> than Israelis<\/a> in their conflict, according to a Gallup poll<\/a> released Friday.<\/p>\n

The findings reflected a significant shift in US public opinion after the Gaza<\/a> war and highlighted deep political divisions over Middle East policy inside the United States.<\/p>\n

What did the Gallup poll find?<\/h2>\n

The poll found that 41% of US voters sympathized more with Palestinians<\/a>, while 36% said they sided more with Israelis.<\/p>\n

The remaining respondents said they supported both sides equally, neither side, or were undecided.<\/p>\n

Gallup said the gap was not statistically significant but marked the first time in more than two decades of polling that Israel did not lead.<\/p>\n

A year earlier, sympathies favored Israel by 46% to 33%.<\/p>\n

The change was largely driven by independents, who favored Palestinians by an 11-point margin.<\/p>\n

Among Democrats, 65% said they sympathized more with Palestinians, compared with 17% who backed Israel.<\/p>\n

Republicans continued to support Israel strongly, with 70% expressing greater sympathy for Israel.<\/p>\n

Gallup said Republican support remained high, despite declining slightly over the past decade.<\/p>\n

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US: Divided Columbia students protest over Mideast conflict<\/h2>\n

How has opinion changed over time?<\/h2>\n

Gallup polling showed that three years earlier, 54% of those surveyed sympathized more with Israelis compared with 31% for Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Gallup said its data showed sentiment had already begun changing before the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Researchers said the shift accelerated during the Gaza war.<\/p>\n

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.<\/p>\n

Democratic views toward Israel have grown more critical over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Analysts linked part of the shift to opposition to\u00a0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> , who had clashed with\u00a0former US President Barack Obama<\/a> over Iran policy.<\/p>\n

Some Democratic voters also criticized former President Joe Biden for not doing more to restrain Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The issue became a major point of debate within Democratic politics during recent elections.<\/p>\n

Gallup surveyed 1,001 US adults by telephone between February 2 and February 16.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Rana Taha<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The US public for the first time expressed slightly greater sympathy for Palestinians<\/a> than Israelis<\/a> in their conflict, according to a Gallup poll<\/a> released Friday.<\/p>\n

The findings reflected a significant shift in US public opinion after the Gaza<\/a> war and highlighted deep political divisions over Middle East policy inside the United States.<\/p>\n

The poll found that 41% of US voters sympathized more with Palestinians<\/a>, while 36% said they sided more with Israelis.<\/p>\n

The remaining respondents said they supported both sides equally, neither side, or were undecided.<\/p>\n

Gallup said the gap was not statistically significant but marked the first time in more than two decades of polling that Israel did not lead.<\/p>\n

A year earlier, sympathies favored Israel by 46% to 33%.<\/p>\n

The change was largely driven by independents, who favored Palestinians by an 11-point margin.<\/p>\n

Among Democrats, 65% said they sympathized more with Palestinians, compared with 17% who backed Israel.<\/p>\n

Republicans continued to support Israel strongly, with 70% expressing greater sympathy for Israel.<\/p>\n

Gallup said Republican support remained high, despite declining slightly over the past decade.<\/p>\n

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Gallup polling showed that three years earlier, 54% of those surveyed sympathized more with Israelis compared with 31% for Palestinians.<\/p>\n

Gallup said its data showed sentiment had already begun changing before the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Researchers said the shift accelerated during the Gaza war.<\/p>\n

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.<\/p>\n

Democratic views toward Israel have grown more critical over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Analysts linked part of the shift to opposition to\u00a0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> , who had clashed with\u00a0former US President Barack Obama<\/a> over Iran policy.<\/p>\n

Some Democratic voters also criticized former President Joe Biden for not doing more to restrain Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The issue became a major point of debate within Democratic politics during recent elections.<\/p>\n

Gallup surveyed 1,001 US adults by telephone between February 2 and February 16.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Rana Taha<\/em><\/p>\n

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