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Half of US Voters Believe Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza: Quinnipiac Poll
A Quinnipiac poll finds 50% of US voters believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza; 6 in 10 oppose more US military aid. Sympathy for Palestinians hits record high since 2001.
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by News Desk
2025-08-28
Half of US Voters Believe Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza: Quinnipiac Poll

Half of voters in the United States now believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll, underscoring a dramatic shift in public opinion amid the ongoing conflict.

The survey, released Wednesday, found that 77 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents share the view that Israel’s military campaign amounts to genocide. By contrast, a majority of Republicans – 64 percent – reject the characterization, with only 20 percent agreeing.

The poll also shows growing opposition to Washington’s military support for Israel. Six in 10 registered voters oppose sending additional US military aid, the highest level of opposition recorded since Quinnipiac began tracking the issue in November 2023.

When asked about sympathies in the conflict, Americans were nearly evenly split, with 37 percent expressing more sympathy for Palestinians and 36 percent for Israelis. Notably, sympathy for Palestinians has reached its highest level – and sympathy for Israelis its lowest – since the university began asking the question in December 2001.

“Support for the Palestinians grows while the appetite for funding Israel militarily dips sharply,” said Tim Malloy, a Quinnipiac polling analyst. “And a harsh assessment of the way Israel is prosecuting the Gaza campaign invokes a word of infamy.”

The findings come amid heightened international scrutiny. Rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, a charge the Israeli government denies.

In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that South Africa could proceed with its case accusing Israel of genocide, recognizing Palestinians’ “plausible rights to protection from genocide.” Separately, in November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and deceased Hamas commander Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The Quinnipiac survey polled 1,220 registered voters, with a margin of error of ±3.4 percentage points.

The poll reflects not only a deepening political divide within the United States but also a broader shift in how Americans view the decades-long conflict and Washington’s role in it.

 
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