As a further sign of Israel’s declining standing in the American political arena, a New York Times poll among registered voters in New York City indicates a clear majority expresses stronger sympathy for the Palestinians than for Israel.
While other recent polls suggest that support is divided almost evenly within the general population, in the newspaper’s poll, 44% expressed greater support for the Palestinians compared to 26% who sided with Israel (12% supported both sides equally).
Similar to other polls conducted among American audiences on this issue, support for Israel among young people is particularly low at only 13% among those aged 18–34, compared to 67% who identified with the Palestinians. Among Democrats, who constitute a majority in the city, 57% sympathized more with the Palestinians compared to 12% of Republicans, while 18% of Democrats identified with Israel compared to 57% of Republicans.
As expected, this pattern carries over to support for candidates for mayor of New York City. Only 5% of supporters of Zohran Mamdani, the leading Democratic and anti-Zionist candidate, identified with Israel, compared to 74% who identified with the Palestinians. However, even among supporters of Andrew Cuomo, the second candidate in the race known for his support of Israel, only 38% supported Israel, compared to 28% who supported the Palestinians.
As a further sign of Israel’s declining standing in the American political arena, a New York Times poll among registered voters in New York City indicates a clear majority expresses stronger sympathy for the Palestinians than for Israel.
While other recent polls suggest that support is divided almost evenly within the general population, in the newspaper’s poll, 44% expressed greater support for the Palestinians compared to 26% who sided with Israel (12% supported both sides equally).
Similar to other polls conducted among American audiences on this issue, support for Israel among young people is particularly low at only 13% among those aged 18–34, compared to 67% who identified with the Palestinians. Among Democrats, who constitute a majority in the city, 57% sympathized more with the Palestinians compared to 12% of Republicans, while 18% of Democrats identified with Israel compared to 57% of Republicans.
As expected, this pattern carries over to support for candidates for mayor of New York City. Only 5% of supporters of Zohran Mamdani, the leading Democratic and anti-Zionist candidate, identified with Israel, compared to 74% who identified with the Palestinians. However, even among supporters of Andrew Cuomo, the second candidate in the race known for his support of Israel, only 38% supported Israel, compared to 28% who supported the Palestinians.