According to the finding of a new poll, 65 per cent of Americans said the US should take action in Gaza to help people facing Israeli-made famine and starvation.
LONDON — A new poll shows that 58 per cent of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a state, as Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza nears its second year.
Some 33 per cent of respondents to the Reuters/Ipsos poll did not agree that UN members should recognise a Palestinian state and 9 per cent did not answer.
The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was taken within weeks of three countries, close US allies Canada, Britain and France, announcing they intend to recognize the State of Palestine.
A larger majority of respondents, 65 per cent, said the US should take action in Gaza to help people facing Israeli-made famine and starvation, with 28 per cent disagreeing. The number disagreeing included 41 per cent of President Donald Trump’s Republicans.
The poll also showed that 59 per cent of Americans believe that Israel’s war in Gaza has been excessive. Thirty-three per cent of respondents disagreed.
In a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in February 2024, 53 per cent of respondents agreed that Israel’s war had been excessive, and 42 per cent disagreed.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, conducted online, gathered responses from 4,446 US adults nationwide.
65% of Germans Favor Partial Israel Arms Embargo
Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of Germans support Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s decision to partially suspend arms exports to Israel, according to a YouGov survey conducted for German news outlet DPA.
The poll found that 65 per cent of respondents backed the move announced by the government in Berlin earlier this month, while 19 per cent opposed it and 16 per cent were undecided. The poll of 2,175 people was conducted in mid-August.
Merz said exports of arms to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip would be suspended, citing Israel’s decision to expand its assault in the Palestinian territory.
Support for the decision was above average among voters of the Greens, the Left, the Social Democrats, and Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc. It was lower among supporters of the pro-business Free Democrats and the far-right AfD.
Opinion was more divided on whether the European Union should review an agreement with Israel that governs political and economic ties. Several EU states, including Spain and France, have called for the suspension of the pact over Israel’s assault in Gaza.
According to an internal review by the EU earlier this year, Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, particularly on humanitarian aid, does not align with the principles outlined in the pact.
Germany opposes suspending or changing the pact, arguing that dialogue must remain open. The survey found 45 per cent backed Berlin’s stance, 32 per cent disagreed, and 23 per cent had no opinion. — QNN
