The Genocide Has Turned Americans Against Israel
For the first time ever, polls show more Americans support Palestine than Israel. The unwavering fealty to Israel of the Democratic Party and a range of other American institutions can’t last forever.
Activists gather in front of Union Station during an emergency rally in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2025, to protest Israel’s attack in Gaza that targeted health workers and journalists. (Fatih Aktas / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has galvanized massive opposition on the antiwar left and set in motion a sea change in American politics concerning Israel.
Last month, a Quinnipiac poll showed marked declines in almost every metric concerning attitudes toward Israel in the wake of Gaza. Support for Palestinians for the first time exceeds support for Israel (37 to 36 percent). Exactly 50 percent consider Gaza a genocide. Sixty percent oppose further arms shipments to Israel. A similar number oppose Israel’s war on Gaza. A majority (53 percent) opposes Trump’s handling of the Gaza conflict. Forty percent consider US policy “too supportive” of Israel.
These are shocking numbers, which have never been recorded in many years’ worth of previous polls that have consistently reflected strong support for Israel and far less for Palestinians. The call for a suspension of military aid, for example, has been taboo in mainstream discourse for decades. Attitudes hitherto considered unthinkable have now become mainstream.
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