Percentage saying US too supportive of Israel at all-time high in new poll

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The number of American voters who say that the U.S. is being too supportive of Israel is at a high, according to a new poll.

In the Quinnipiac University survey, 48 percent of respondents said the U.S. backs Israel too much, 7 percent said the U.S.’s backing of Israel was “not enough,” and 38 percent said it was “about right.” Six percent were unsure or gave no response.

“This is the highest percentage of voters thinking that the U.S. is too supportive of Israel since Quinnipiac University first asked this question of registered voters in January 2017,” say the authors of the survey.

Broken down by party, 66 percent of Democrats, 20 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of independents surveyed said that the U.S. is backing Israel too much.

In the last few years, Israel has faced criticism from around the world over how it has conducted itself in recent military campaigns, especially in Gaza. As a result of Israel’s war against Hamas, which began over two years ago, Palestinians in Gaza have faced mass death and destruction of infrastructure.

The U.S. entered the current war against Iran alongside Israel almost four months ago, which has been found to be unpopular among Americans in recent polling.

Last week, Vice President Vance advised Israeli officials against speaking out and criticizing the recent U.S.-Iran peace deal. He suggested that Israel should be grateful for American partnership, as it faces isolation around the globe.

“If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,” Vance said at a press conference at the White House.

The Quinnipiac poll took place from June 18 to 22, featuring 1,165 self-identified registered voters and plus or minus 3.4 percentage points as its margin of sampling error.

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