JEWISH JOURNAL
Support for Israel grows among Democrats
by Jacob Kornbluh
February 29, 2016

Support for Israel grew by four percentage points among U.S. Democrats despite the debate over the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. According to a new Gallup poll released on Monday, 53 percent of Democrats sympathize with Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, up from 49 percent in the 2015 poll. In comparison, 79 percent of Republicans sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians. Overall, Americans’ views about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained steady over the past year, with 62 percent of Americans saying their sympathies lie more with the Israelis and 15 percent favoring the Palestinians. About one in four continue to be neutral, including 9 percent who sympathize with neither side and 3 percent who sympathize with both. READ MORE