Opinion Today
October 16, 2023
Americans split on U.S. responsibility to ensure peace in the Middle East Ipsos One week after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds roughly half of Americans say the U.S. is doing the right amount to support Israel in its war against Hamas with about a quarter saying the U.S. is doing too little. At the same time, public opinion is divided on whether the U.S. has a responsibility to ensure peace in the Middle East as a whole.
Americans favor continued support for Israel but still sour on Biden's performance overall Brittany Shepherd, ABC News A plurality of Americans back what the United States is doing to support Israel in the war against the Islamic militant group Hamas and an additional 29% think the country should be doing even more. Still, a majority of the public also disapproves of President Joe Biden's handling of the conflict as well as a range of other issues, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll, a warning sign for him as he launches his bid for reelection. Americans are deeply sympathetic toward Israelis and see their military response to Hamas attacks as justified Jennifer Agiesta, CNN The American public expresses deep sympathy for the Israeli people and broadly sees the Israeli government’s military response to Hamas’ attacks as justified, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, and two-thirds are at least somewhat worried the fighting between Israel and Hamas could lead to terrorism in the US. The poll also finds divisions by party and age in how Americans view the conflict and the US response to it.
