{"id":2121818,"date":"2023-12-11T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-back-israels-war-on-hamas-poll-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:22:47","slug":"americans-back-israels-war-on-hamas-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-back-israels-war-on-hamas-poll-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Majority of Americans support Israel&#8217;s offensive against Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericans-back-israels-war-on-hamas-poll-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2121818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Majority of \u2063Americans Support Israel&#8217;s\u200d War on Hamas<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A recent <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> poll conducted\u2063 earlier\u200c this month reveals that a majority of Americans are backing \u2062Israel&#8217;s military actions \u200cagainst Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200c the poll,\u2062 55 percent of the 1,500 \u200brespondents believe that Israel&#8217;s\u200d military response is necessary, while 25 percent\u2064 think \u200cit is disproportionate and going too far in response to the terror group&#8217;s attacks on October 7th. The poll has a\u200d margin of error of 2.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to\u200c sympathies, 42 percent of respondents reported siding more with the Israeli people, while 33 percent sympathized equally with both Israelis and Palestinians. Only \u206212 percent\u2063 expressed more sympathy\u200d towards Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the poll also\u2063 highlights \u2063a significant difference between Republicans and Democrats. \u200cAmong Republicans, 69 percent sympathized more with the Israeli \u200dpeople, compared to just 2 percent who sympathized more with Palestinians. In contrast, only 17 percent of Democrats sided more with Israelis,\u2063 while 24 percent\u200b leaned \u200dtowards Palestinians. Additionally, 48 percent of Democrats expressed equal sympathy for both groups.<\/p>\n<p>While Americans \u200bgenerally \u200dsupport the war, they do not \u200bapprove\u200b of President Joe Biden&#8217;s handling of it. The poll shows that 37 percent of respondents approved of\u2064 Biden&#8217;s approach, while 52 percent disapproved. In terms\u200c of Biden&#8217;s overall approval rating, 37 percent approved,\u2062 marking his lowest score in\u200d a\u2064 <em>Wall Street \u200bJournal<\/em> poll.<\/p>\n<p>These findings\u200c align with a Gallup poll released last month, \u200bwhere\u2062 50\u2063 percent\u200b of respondents \u200capproved of Israel&#8217;s \u2064military action in Gaza, while 45 percent disapproved. In that poll, Biden&#8217;s approval rating for his \u200dhandling of the\u2063 war was 32 percent, \u200dwhile his overall approval \u2063stood at 37 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll<\/a> by Pew Research revealed that \u200c27 percent of respondents believed \u2064Israel&#8217;s response was excessive, 25 percent \u200cconsidered it appropriate,\u200c and 16 percent felt\u2064 it was insufficient. Meanwhile, 32 percent were unsure. Regarding the Biden\u2062 administration&#8217;s handling of the war, 35 percent approved, while 41 percent disapproved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200cis the historical and strategic alliance between the United States and Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T of Americans support Israel&#8217;s war on Hamas, while\u2062 26 percent oppose it. The remaining 19\u200d percent are unsure or have no opinion on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>This widespread support \u2064for Israel comes as no surprise, considering\u2062 the historical and strategic alliance between the United States and Israel. For many Americans, Israel is seen as a beacon\u200b of democracy and a key \u2062ally in the volatile Middle East region.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also\u200c highlights a partisan\u2062 divide in \u2064American attitudes towards\u2062 the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While 75\u200c percent of Republicans back \u200dIsrael&#8217;s military actions, only 31 percent of Democrats share the same view. This \u2062political division\u2063 reflects the ongoing debate within the Democratic Party \u200bover how to approach the conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian\u200d peace process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the poll indicates that Americans\u200b have a nuanced understanding of the conflict. While a majority supports Israel&#8217;s actions, there is also recognition of the\u200c civilian casualties \u2063and the need for\u2063 a peaceful resolution. 64 percent\u200c of \u200brespondents believe that Israel should \u2062do more to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-not-focused-on-basketball-turns-his-focus-to-israeli-palestinian-conflict\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Not Focused On Basketball, Turns His Focus to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\">minimize civilian casualties<\/a>, \u2062compared to 24 percent who think Israel is doing enough.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d suggests that Americans are not blindly supportive of Israel, but rather they recognize the complexities and \u200dmoral dilemmas inherent\u200c in any military conflict. They understand the need for self-defense, but also emphasize the importance of minimizing \u200dharm to innocent civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c poll results also shed light on American perceptions\u200b of Hamas.  Congress has designated Hamas \u200cas a terrorist\u200b organization, and the poll shows that this designation resonates\u200b with the American public. 63 percent of respondents \u200bview Hamas as a terrorist group, while\u200b only 10 percent disagree with this classification.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bis worth noting that public opinion on this issue can be influenced by media coverage \u2063and \u2064political discourse. The recent escalation of violence\u200d in\u2062 the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-work-to-block-bidens-plans-literally\/\" title=\"GOP senators actively obstruct Biden's plans.\">drawn significant attention<\/a> from the media,\u200b and different sources may present the conflict from varying perspectives. It is important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-to-blogger-on-amtrak-ride-im-gonna-have-you-thrown-off-this-train\/\" title=\"Senate Democrat threatens blogger on Amtrak: 'You'll be kicked off this train'\">critically \u200bevaluate information<\/a> and seek a well-rounded\u2063 understanding\u200c of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Wall \u2064Street Journal poll reveals that \u2062a majority of Americans support Israel&#8217;s war\u200c on Hamas. However, there is\u2063 also recognition\u2062 of the need for a peaceful resolution and the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-declares-war-for-the-western-world-in-showdown-with-hamas\/\" title=\"Israel wages war in defense of the Western world against Hamas.\">minimizing civilian casualties<\/a>. The poll results also demonstrate a partisan \u200bdivide and highlight the ongoing debate within the \u200bDemocratic Party over the Israeli-Palestinian\u2064 conflict. \u2063As with any\u200c complex\u200c issue, it \u200cis crucial to stay\u200b informed and critically analyze different perspectives to develop a well-rounded understanding of the situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent Wall Street Journal poll reveals that 55% of Americans support Israel&#8217;s military actions against Hamas, while 25% believe their response is excessive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2112,"featured_media":2121819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2121818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2121818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2121819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2121818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2121818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2121818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}