US public support for Israel has fallen, particularly among Democrats, since Israel’s devastating response in Gaza to a Hamas-led cross-border attack on October 7, 2023.
A Quinnipiac University poll in June found 48 per cent of voters and 66 per cent of Democrats believe the US is too supportive of Israel, up from 16 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively, when the question was first asked in 2017.
Polls and analysts say Democrats are likely to wrest control of the House of Representatives from President Trump’s Republicans in Tuesday’s elections. Control of the Senate remains uncertain.
A number of candidates critical of Israel won Democratic primaries over the past year, and even moderate lawmakers have been increasingly willing to challenge longtime US support.
