NYT poll… There are clear differences in perception by age, race, and party support. It appears that American public opinion is divided on the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas.
According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 19th (local time), a survey of 1,016 registered voters was conducted with Siena University from the 10th to the 14th, and the results showed that ‘Despite the sacrifice of civilians in the Gaza Strip, Israel takes all hostages. 39% agreed with the statement that “attacks must continue until they are released.”
On the other hand, 44% agreed with the statement that ‘Israel should stop attacking to protect civilians even if all hostages have not been released.’
17% did not respond.
Regarding this result, the NYT evaluated that “the ratio of pros and cons in the United States on whether to continue Israel’s attack is virtually the same.”
Americans’ positions on the conflict between Israel and Palestine appear to vary greatly by generation, political orientation, and race.
First, 47% of Americans were found to sympathize more with Israel, its traditional ally in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Only 20% of respondents said they sympathized more with Palestine.
However, among young people aged 18 to 29, 46% responded that they sympathized more with Palestine, and 27% chose Israel.
The proportion of people who sympathize more with Israel was directly proportional to age group.
Among adults aged 30 to 44, 36% responded that they sympathized with Israel, but among adults aged 45 to 64 or older, the same response increased to 57%.
Among those aged 65 or older, 63% of respondents said they sympathized with Israel.
By race, the majority of white people (56%) responded that they sympathize more with Israel, but more black people responded that they sympathize more with Palestine (34%) than with Israel (28%).
Also, in the same question, Republican supporters absolutely chose Israel (76%), while among Democratic supporters, more people chose Palestine (34%) than Israel (31%).
The NYT analyzed that this public opinion landscape, where there is a clear temperature difference depending on generation and political inclination, is working against President Joe Biden.
In the 2020 presidential election, President Biden was able to win thanks to the support of various generations and races, but currently, the issues of Israel and Palestine are holding him back.
In fact, in this poll, 57% of respondents said they were ‘dissatisfied with President Biden’s response to the Israel and Palestine issue.’
Only 33% were in favor.
When asked, ‘Who do you think is better at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict between President Biden and former President Donald Trump?’, former President Trump (46%) was chosen by more people than President Biden (38%).
In addition, 46% of respondents said they would vote for former President Trump in next year’s election, and 44% said they would vote for President Biden.
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2023-12-19 15:06:10
