Americans' Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds - a stunning reversal in public opinion

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/polls/israel-gaza-war-us-poll.html


Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds
A majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel, a stunning reversal in public opinion since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

In the aftermath of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, American voters broadly sympathized with Israelis over Palestinians, with 47 percent siding with Israel and 20 percent with Palestinians. In the new poll, 34 percent said they sided with Israel and 35 percent with Palestinians. Thirty-one percent said they were unsure or backed both equally.


A majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel, a stunning reversal in public opinion since the Oct. 7 attacks. About six out of 10 voters said that Israel should end its military campaign, even if the remaining Israeli hostages were not released or Hamas was not eliminated. And 40 percent of voters said Israel was intentionally killing civilians in Gaza, nearly double the number of voters who agreed with that statement in the 2023 poll.

Taken together, the findings in the Times/Siena survey show a major deterioration in support for a staunch American ally that has enjoyed decades of bipartisan backing. The drop is an unusually large shift in public opinion in this hyper-polarized era, when public opinion has tended to move incrementally over long periods unless affected by cataclysmic events such as war.

Austin Mugleston, a Democrat from Blackfoot, Idaho, said his views on U.S. support for Israel had weakened as the conflict dragged on.

“I actually was pretty pro-Israel the last few years, especially hearing about the devastating terrorist night of Oct. 7,” said Mr. Mugleston, 33, who works in communications. “Nobody should go through that. But for how long it’s taking and from how much worse Israel is doing to Palestinians, it just doesn’t feel like a level playing field anymore.”

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1. NYC Boomer here

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Growing up in NYC I had friends whose grandmothers had the tattoos. Of the three, one converted to Catholic, and the other two never spoke of it. We all supported Israel 100%. Now I can't. Bibi is destroying Israel so he doesn't go to jail. That's the only reason for this extension.
I can't support Israel until Bibi is gone.

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2. I rec'd your post

But Israel is spelled Israel.