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Americans’ opinions regarding Israel have dramatically soured in recent years, fueled by a surge in negative views among Democrats and independents, according to a new national poll.
The results of the survey, by NBC News, come amid sharp political debates among Democrats over support for Israel two and a half years after the start of the war between Israelis and Hamas in Gaza.
Just 32% of Americans view Israel positively, with 39% seeing the Jewish state in a negative light, according to the poll, which was conducted Feb. 27-March 2. That’s a sea change from three years ago, when Americans held a positive view of Israel by a 47%-34% margin.
Much of that decline in positive views is due to Democrats and independents, according to the survey.
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Anti-Israel activists protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, on April 7, 2025. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Democrats were divided in 2023, with 34% viewing Israel positively and 35% negatively. Now, the poll indicates just 13% of Democrats hold a positive view of Israel, with 57% seeing it in a negative light.
And independents went from 40%-22% positive-negative to 21%-48%.
But according to the NBC News poll, Republican views of Israel have only declined slightly, from 63%-12% positive-negative in 2023 to 54%-18% now.
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The survey, which was conducted as the U.S. and Israel began their strikes on Iran, also indicates Americans are now split on whether they are more sympathetic to Israel or the Palestinians.
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters fill Freedom Plaza and the surrounding streets to rally and march calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Americans, who by a 45%-13% margin were more sympathetic to Israel in 2013, are now…
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