Gallup Shows U.S. Support For Israel Drops To 36% As Support For Palestine Rises To 41%

In the United States, Gallup polling cited by Cadena SER shows support for Israel falling from 62% a decade ago to 36% today, while support for Palestine rises from 15% to 41%. Cadena SER also says the Pew Research Center poll finds 70% of Americans under 50 have an unfavorable opinion of Israel, compared with 49% among those older than that. The same Cadena SER report frames the change as generational, quoting Cidob researcher Mariano Aguirre Ernst: “The more authoritarian, repressive and illiberal the State of Israel has become, the greater the distance with the new generations.” It adds that Pew data show rejection among Democrats reaches 80%, while among Republicans the unfavorable opinion is 41% and rises among younger voters aged 18 to 49 to 57%.

“Madrid — As it continues to consolidate its control over the West Bank and after six weeks of military offensive in southern Lebanon, now suspended by a ten-day ceasefire signed on Thursday, Israel is losing ground in a key arena: Western public opinion”

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As the war with Iran becomes a domestic political test, CNN en Español reports that Trump faces “multiple interconnected crises within the conflict,” including Tehran’s resistance and a political revolt evident after a MAGA-aligned senior national security official resigned. CNN en Español identifies the resignation as Tuesday’s departure of Joe Kent, and it says Kent wrote that he was misled by an Israeli disinformation campaign and argued the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to U.S. national security. The report also notes that some Republican lawmakers said Kent’s views were antisemitic, with Representative Don Bacon writing on social media that he was glad Kent had left and that “antisemitism is an evil he detests and that we do not want it in our government.” In parallel, El HuffPost says the United States rejects Trump’s war and describes polling showing opposition overwhelming, including that “59% of Americans disapprove of the attacks against the Islamic Republic.”

In the middle of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, i24NEWS reports that Donald Trump said the outcome would depend directly on his decision, asserting Israel would follow his instructions to end the hostilities. In an interview granted to Time Magazine, i24NEWS quotes Trump: “They will do what I tell them and stop when I stop.” i24NEWS also says Trump’s stance contrasts with remarks last month about a joint decision with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and it describes behind-the-scenes triggers including that Trump had initially contemplated cancelling the operation before quietly relaunching it with a small circle of advisers. The same i24NEWS report adds that an Israeli official said Netanyahu has limited room to maneuver without Washington’s backing, while it also says Trump acknowledged that Iran had shown itself to be “very tenacious.” Together, the sources depict a U.S. political environment where public criticism and internal MAGA divisions coexist with Trump’s insistence that Israel’s actions will be tied to his own stop point.

“"This is not what we voted for": The United States rejects Trump's war, which divides even his staunch MAGA supporters”

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