More Democrats sympathize with Palestinians than Israelis for first time: Gallup

US Democrats 'sympathise more' with Palestinians than Israel

Sympathy towards Palestinians has increased among Democrats in the United States over the last year, following a wave of violence by Israel in the occupied West Bank.

New Poll Reveals American Democrats Sympathize with Palestinians More than Israelis

A new poll published on Thursday revealed that, for the first time, American Democrats sympathize with Palestinians more than Israelis. The poll, conducted by the US-based analytics and advisory company Gallop, found that Democrats’ “sympathies in the Middle East now lie more with the Palestinians than the Israelis, 49% versus 38%,” adding that: “Today’s attitudes reflect an 11-percentage-point increase over the past year in Democrats’ sympathy…

Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians than with Israel, poll finds

Sympathy for Israelis among Republicans remains strong, with 78% sympathizing more with the Israelis and 11% sympathizing more with Palestinians.

Democrats Turn Backs on Israel as Plurality Now Sympathize With Palestine

The results point to a dramatic shift in opinion over the past decade.

Poll indicates Democrats’ sympathies lie with Palestinians over Israel for 1st time

49% of Democratic respondents sympathize more with the Palestinians and 38% with Israelis; support for Israel among Republicans remains strong at 78%, Gallup survey finds

Poll: Democrats Sympathize With Palestine Over Israel For the First Time

For the first time in Gallup’s history of polling on Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine, Democrats now sympathize more with Palestine than they do with Israel, new polling finds. In a poll released Thursday, Gallup found that Palestinians now hold an 11-point lead in Democrats’ sympathies over Israelis, with 49 percent of respondents sympathizing with Palestine and 38 percent with Israel. Source