Majority of Americans now believe Israel guilty of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Overwhelming majority of Democrats and a majority of independents believe Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, while most Republicans reject the accusation.

By World Israel News Staff

Most Americans now believe Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip as US support for the Palestinians hits an all-time high, according to a new poll published on Wednesday.

The survey was conducted by Quinnipiac University Aug. 21-25, polling 1,220 self-identified registered voters by phone.

The poll found Americans largely disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the war between Israel and the Hamas terror organization, with just 34% saying they approve of his administration’s policies, compared with 53% who disapprove.

While 77% of Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of the issue, compared with 12% who disapprove, 90% of Democrats said they disapprove, along with 57% of independents.

For the first time, Quinnipiac found that Americans tend to sympathize more with Palestinians than with Israelis, with 37% sympathizing more with Palestinians compared with 36% who said they sympathize more with Israelis.

Two-thirds of Republicans said they sympathize more with Israelis, while a similar number (63%) of Democrats said they sympathize more with Palestinians.

A narrow plurality (42%) of respondents said US support for Israel is “about right,” with a significant minority (40%) claiming that the US is “too supportive” of the Jewish state generally.

Only 32% of Americans back sending more military aid to Israel, compared with 60% who oppose such a move.

Again, a clear partisan divide was found on the issue, with a majority of Republicans supporting more aid, while just 18% of Democrats support additional military aid to the Jewish state.

Fully half of respondents said that based on their knowledge of the conflict, they believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, compared to just 35% who said Israel is not.

Just 20% of Republicans believe Israel is guilty of genocide, compared to 77% of Democrats and 51% of independents.

Women were more likely than men to believe accusations of genocide in Gaza, with 45% of men and 55% of women accepting such claims.