Most US voters support more weapons for Ukraine — but not Israel: poll
NY Post
A majority of American voters back sending more military aid to Ukraine as its war with Russia nears the two-year mark — but the electorate is split on giving further assistance to Israel to fight its war against Hamas, according to a new poll.
The Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday found that 46% of registered voters are against providing the Jewish state with further military help in its fight against the terror group, compared with 45% who are for it. The remaining 9% said they didn’t know or declined to give an answer.
Compared to a poll released last month by the Connecticut university, opposition to additional assistance to Israel has increased among every age cohort — though a majority of voters aged 50 and up still support more Israel aid.
“There are shifting sentiments as the human losses mount and the Biden administration leans on Israel to lessen the impact on Palestinian civilians,” said Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy.
“While voters make it clear they have a personal stake in supporting Israel, they are less enthusiastic about fortifying its close ally’s arsenal.”
While 49% of voters said they sympathized more with the Israelis than the Palestinians, that’s a five-percentage-point drop from last month. The proportion of respondents who said they sympathized more with the Palestinians was unchanged at 24%, while 27% said they were unsure.
