More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.
American voters’ feelings on Israel and the Palestinian territories have shifted dramatically in recent years, in a sea change that is transforming the Democratic Party and shaping its primaries.
A new NBC News poll underscores the depths of the shift. More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively, a change from a few years ago. The change has been especially pronounced among independents and Democrats, fueling divided congressional primaries in 2026 and potentially shaping the party’s 2028 presidential contest.
When asked whether their sympathies lie more with Israelis or Palestinians, 40% of registered voters say they side more with the Palestinians, while 39% choose the Israelis. The split stood at 45% for Israelis and 13% for Palestinians when NBC News asked the question more than a decade ago, in November 2013.
But while two-thirds of Republicans side with the Israelis, similar to 2013, two-thirds of Democrats now side with the Palestinians.
When you engage in genocide, target hospitals and children, people tend not to like that
Yet rising fuel prices are pivotal, it seems.
They didn’t mind it when it was their team doing it
When there’s so much to object to, how can you tell?
Good. I’d love to see Israel being so much less of a factor in our elections.
Good. The things they are doing are absolutely horrifying. They need to be ostracized as much as the US does (unfortunately that will mean buddying up, something the world does not need more of).
I am so tired of my tax dollars going to Israel and stupid wars and shitty ass billionaire parasites… I want health care for my neighbors, decent prices at the grocer, and no fucking pedo-protectors running everything.
A cornered dog is the most dangerous animal and I know the Israelis will use whatever tricks they have at their disposal (up to fully dismantling the US democracy), but this is good news to see
They have the Sampson option.
Sounds like time for a regime change
I mean, they’ll have to get in line.
Views of Israel have shifted negative, especially among Democrats and independents
Dems:
13% favorable
30% no opinion/neutral
57% negative
Incredibly overdue.
It’s not enough.
Polls have been useless for a while now. I guarantee that the majority of voters land somewhere between ambivalent and “do not give a single fuck about Israel”. Combine that with the overwhelming majority of democratic politicians getting most of their campaign donations from organizations like AIPAC, and I don’t see things changing any time soon.
Good.
Removed by mod
With November looming, the Democrats refuse to disappoint the right and point their guns inward.
I think people are so fired up to vote, that even the Democrats won’t be able to screw it up.
Polls check
A liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war and supports all civil rights movements except the one that’s going on right now.
Fascists thank you kindly for your support.
Democrats are never thankful
What exactly is there to be thankful for here?
You’re implying that my critique of liberals suggests that I support the red shade of fascism and Democrats are not part of that faction. Democrats are very much enablers of this current level of fascism we are experiencing
