Reply to the Hamas Attack: How Do You Think? An Empirical Study of the Israeli Military Response in the Light of the 2012 Israel Presidential Poll
A growing number of Americans believe Israel’s military response to the Hamas attack has been too extensive, according to a new poll. The majority of the growth in that number was done by Democrats. In that survey, another 38% thought Israel’s response had been about right, and 17% said it was too little.
According to Palestinian officials the vast majority of the people killed were civilians, Israel responded with a show of force that has killed more than 11,000 people.
Big majorities said that the threat of a shutdown shouldn’t be used as leverage. Democrats were more likely to say use it than Republicans. The poll found that Republicans were more likely to be blamed in a government shut down.
When it comes to Congress and its sprint to fund the government by Friday, the survey found that new House Speaker Mike Johnson is largely unknown, but respondents said he should compromise with Democrats. Republicans, however, are split on whether that should be the case.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Go Too Far: State, Race and Age Dependence of Voter Support for a Right or Left-Right War
There was a debate regarding whether or not the US should continue to lead in the world. The divides were again most acute by party, race and age.
The results were driven by people of color and younger respondents, who were far more likely than others to say Israel has gone too far, and said their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians than Israelis.
According to the responses, it’s more important for Johnson to compromise than to keep his principles, even if it means being in a minority.
Methodology: The survey of 1,429 adults was conducted Nov. 6-9 by the Marist Poll by phone, both cell phones and landlines using live interviewers, by text or online in both English and Spanish. The margin of error is + or – 3.4 percentage points, meaning results could be about 3 points lower or higher.
While the majority of Jewish voters vote for the Democrats, Republican voters are more supportive of Israel. Republican presidential candidates have expressed staunch support for the war effort, including at the most recent primary debate, which was co-hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition.
The survey also revealed a significant generation gap in support for Biden’s handling of the war. Voters over age 36 were far more supportive than younger voters, a trend that’s also been showing up in the U.S. population as a whole.
The survey of 800 Jewish voters was taken about a month after Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel left more than 1,200 people dead, according to the Israeli government. Israel has responded with attacks on Gaza that Palestinian officials say have killed more than 11,000 people.