According to a new Gallup Poll released Thursday, 60% of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, marking the first time a political party has held such a majority level of anti-Israel sentiment.
Only 33% of Democrats view Israel positively, a significant drop of 14 percentage points from the previous year, as reported by the survey. Republicans, in contrast, have an 83% favorability toward Israel, making the 50-point gap between the two parties the largest on record. This surpasses the previous record of a 30-point difference observed in 2024, according to Gallup.
“The widening partisan gap likely reflects Democrats’ opposition to Israel’s actions in the Israel-Hamas war. It could also be a reaction to Trump’s strong backing of Israel, highlighted in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House earlier this month,” Gallup stated in its analysis.
Meanwhile, the survey shows that 48% of independents have a favorable opinion of Israel, while 44% view the country unfavorably.
Overall, 54% of Americans express a positive view of Israel, which marks the lowest level of favorability since January 2000, according to Gallup.
“U.S. policy toward certain countries lacks bipartisan consensus, with Republican and Democratic leaders having more distinct views about policy toward Israel, Mexico, and Ukraine. The result is increasingly wide partisan gaps in ratings of those countries,” Gallup noted.
The lowest favorability for Israel ever recorded among Americans was 45% in 1989, according to the poll.
Gallup conducted the survey with 1,004 adults between February 3-16. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points and a confidence level of 95%.

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