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For First Time, Gallup Poll Shows Americans Sympathize More With Palestinians Than With Israelis

"It is difficult to overstate the significance of this," said one analyst. "This is a key reason why Israel—and its supporters in the US—have a sense of desperate urgency when it comes to war with Iran and annexation of Palestine."

Feb 27, 2026

A Gallup survey released Friday found that a larger percentage of Americans sympathize with the Palestinians than with the Israelis in the decades-long Middle East conflict, which has exploded over the past two and a half years with the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the latter's genocidal response—fueled by military and diplomatic support from the US government.

The new poll marks the first time since Gallup began tracking the question in 2001 that a larger portion of respondents (41%) expressed sympathy for the Palestinians than the Israelis (36%) "in the Middle East situation." The organization noted that while "the five-percentage-point difference is not statistically significant," it "contrasts with a clear lead for the Israelis only a year ago (46% vs. 33%) and larger leads over the prior 24 years."

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