Israeli police clash with protesters during the attacks of the Gaza war
Israeli police clashed with protesters in Jerusalem as demonstrators demanded that the government sign a contract to end the war with Hamas.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuters) – The vast majority of Americans believe that all UN countries should recognize Palestine as a nation, as Israel and Hamas were thinking about the possibility of a ceasefire in the nearly two years of Gaza War.
Approximately 33% of respondents disagree that UN members should recognize Palestinian state, while 9% did not answer.
A six-day poll that closed Monday found significant partisan disparities on the issue, with 78% of Democrats supporting the idea, far exceeding 41% of Republicans agreeing to President Donald Trump.
A narrow majority of 53% of Republicans disagreed that all UN member states should recognize the Palestinian state.
Israel has long relied on its most powerful ally, the United States, for billions of dollars a year in military aid and international diplomatic support. Erosion of US public support will be a worrying sign for Israel as it faces an unresolved conflict with Hamas militants in Gaza as well as Iran, an enemy with the local arch.
A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan to cut Palestinians across land in the West Bank on Wednesday, where they are seeking a state, according to a statement from the Israeli government.
The polls were conducted within weeks from the three countries, and announced they intend to close US allies, the UK and France, and recognize the Palestinian state. This put pressure on Israel as starvation spread across Gaza.
The investigation hoped that Israel and Hamas would agree to provide a break in the battle, free hostages and facilitate aggressive delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.
The UK, Canada, Australia and some of their European allies said last week that the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn Palestinian enclave had reached “unthinkable levels.”
The UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday that Israel has not given enough supplies to the Gaza Strip to avoid widespread starvation. Israel denied responsibility for Gaza’s hunger and accused Hamas of stealing the shipment of aid, which Hamas denied.
Support for the fight against hunger
Approximately 65% of Reuters/Ipsos survey respondents said the US should take action to help people facing starvation in Gaza, with 28% disagreeing. The numbers that disagree included 41% of Republicans.
Many of his fellow Republicans have adopted an “American first” approach to international relations, supporting the country’s international food and medical assistance programs, believing that US funding should support Americans and not people outside the border.
According to Israeli figures, the war in Gaza began when Hamas-led fighters crashed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. According to Gaza Health Authorities, Israel’s attacks killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, plunged Gaza into a humanitarian crisis and expelled a large portion of its population.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll also showed that 59% of Americans believe Israel’s military response in Gaza is overabundant. 33% of respondents disagreed.
A similar Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in February 2024 found that 53% of respondents agreed that Israel was responding excessively, while 42% disagree.
Officials at the Israeli Embassy in Washington and their mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the poll.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, conducted online, collected responses from 4,446 US adults nationwide and had an error of approximately 2 percent points.
(Reporting by Patricia Zenger and Jason Lange, Editing by Scott Malone, Cynthia Osterman and Mark Heinrich)
