A majority of Americans strongly support Israel over the Palestinians in their bitter, decades-long territorial conflict, while an even stronger 66% support a “complete eradication” of Hamas in the Gaza Strip following mass killings of civilians. by the terrorist group in the Jewish State. according to a new survey.
The Rasmussen Reports poll asked likely voters: “Which is closest to your opinion about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians: that Israel is most to blame, that the Palestinians are most to blame, or that both parties are equally at fault?”
53% of respondents said the Palestinians were primarily to blame for the dispute, while only 10% said Israel was primarily to blame and 24% said both sides were equally to blame.
Another 13% of respondents had no opinion.
Voters were also asked: “Do you agree or disagree with this statement: ‘Israel has no choice but to seek the complete eradication of Hamas in Gaza’?”
More than 50% of those surveyed believe that Palestine is the main culprit for the conflict.REUTERS Another 13% of those surveyed had no opinion.AP
66% of respondents agreed, while only 19% disagreed: a staggering 3 to 1 margin.
The United States and the European Union have designated Hamas as a terrorist organization due to its armed resistance and attacks against Israel.
The group controls the Gaza Strip, which has a population of 2 million.
66% of those surveyed agree with “…the complete eradication of Hamas in Gaza.”Getty Images
The poll of 1,007 likely voters was conducted Oct. 10-12 after Hamas launched a stealth invasion of Israel, killing and kidnapping civilians, on Oct. 7.
The survey has a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Israel has declared war and is taking steps to destroy Hamas in what is expected to be a brutal ground war in Gaza.
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