{"id":45836,"date":"2023-12-08T09:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:21:55","slug":"americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 Views of the Israel-Hamas War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans\u2019 views of the current war between Israel and Hamas. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,203 adults from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, 2023. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_Topline.pdf\">questions used for the report<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/israel-hamas-nov-dec-2023-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the war between Hamas and Israel continues with no end in sight, far more Americans (65%) say Hamas bears a lot of responsibility for the current conflict than say that about the Israeli government (35%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57807\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e4da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e4da;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-01.png?resize=480,365 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-01.png?resize=782,594 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-01.png?resize=840,638 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"319\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Bar chart showing nearly two-thirds of Americans say Hamas has \u2018a lot\u2019 of responsibility for war; 35% say the same of Israeli govt.  \" class=\"wp-image-57807 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much smaller shares of Americans say the Palestinian people (20%) and the Israeli people (13%) have a lot of responsibility for the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Pew Research Center survey, conducted Nov. 27-Dec. 3 among 5,203 adults, finds sizable partisan and age differences on these questions, as well as about many other aspects of the two-month-old war:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Majorities of both Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (73%) and Democrats and Democratic leaners (62%) say Hamas has a lot of responsibility for the conflict. But Democrats (50%) are more than twice as likely as Republicans (21%) to say the Israeli government bears a lot of responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About half of adults ages 18 to 29 (46%) say Hamas has a lot of responsibility for the war. That compares with majorities of 60% or more among older age groups. (<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/\">Explore this further in chapter 1.<\/a>)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/08\/about-half-of-republicans-now-say-the-us-is-providing-too-much-aid-to-ukraine\/\">About half of Republicans now say the U.S. is providing too much aid to Ukraine<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war between Israel and Hamas has spurred a number of concerns among Americans, including the possibility of a wider regional conflict and terror attacks in this country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bipartisan-concern-over-violence-against-jews-in-the-u-s\">Bipartisan concern over violence against Jews in the U.S.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57812\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ececeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ececeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-02.png?resize=480,449 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-02.png?resize=782,732 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-02.png?resize=840,786 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"393\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Dot plot showing bipartisan concern about increasing violence against U.S. Jews; wider partisan differences in concerns over increasing violence against Muslims in the U.S.\" class=\"wp-image-57812 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly half of Americans (48%) say that when thinking about the war, they are extremely or very concerned about the possibility of increasing violence against Jewish people in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 31% say they are somewhat concerned about this; just 19% have little or no concern about increasing violence against American Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly identical shares of Democrats (49%) and Republicans (48%) say they are extremely or very concerned about the possibility of increasing violence against Jews in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"democrats-more-likely-than-republicans-to-express-concern-about-increased-violence-against-u-s-muslims\">Democrats more likely than Republicans to express concern about increased violence against U.S. Muslims<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Democrats (53%) say they are extremely or very concerned about the possibility that violence against Muslims in the U.S. will increase, compared with 22% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While about half of Republicans (53%) say they are at least <em>somewhat<\/em> concerned about the prospect of rising violence against Muslims in the U.S., 46% say they are not too concerned or not at all concerned about this. That compares with 15% of Democrats. (<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/concerns-about-the-war-between-israel-and-hamas\/\">Explore this further in chapter 2.<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biden-administration-s-response-to-israel-hamas-war-viewed-more-negatively-than-positively\">Biden administration\u2019s response to Israel-Hamas war viewed more negatively than positively<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57816\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe9e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe9e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-03.png?resize=480,407 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-03.png?resize=782,663 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-03.png?resize=840,712 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"356\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Stacked bar chart showing by a modest margin, more disapprove than approve of Biden administration\u2019s response to Israel-Hamas war\" class=\"wp-image-57816 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly a third of adults (35%) approve of the Biden administration\u2019s response to the Israel-Hamas war, while 41% disapprove and 24% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Republicans disapprove of the administration\u2019s response by about two-to-one (51% disapprove, 28% approve). Democrats are more divided: 44% approve of the administration\u2019s response, 33% disapprove and 22% are not sure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adults under age 30 are particularly disapproving of the administration\u2019s response to the conflict. Just 19% approve, while 46% disapprove. The administration\u2019s response is viewed less negatively among older age groups.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57820\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-04.png?resize=480,567 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-04.png?resize=620,732 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"366\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-04.png?w=310\" alt=\"Pie chart showing Americans are divided over how Biden \nis dealing with Israelis and Palestinians\" class=\"wp-image-57820 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans generally differ over whether President Joe Biden is striking the right balance in dealing with the Israelis and Palestinians (25%), favoring the Israelis too much (21%), or favoring the Palestinians too much (16%). Nearly four-in-ten adults say they are not sure how Biden is handling this. (<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/the-biden-administrations-response-to-the-war-between-israel-and-hamas\/\">Explore this further in chapter 3.<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public-is-divided-in-views-of-israel-s-military-operation-against-hamas\">Public is divided in views of Israel\u2019s military operation against Hamas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans also differ over Israel\u2019s ongoing military operation against Hamas, with nearly a third (32%) not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57824\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e6e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e6e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-05.png?resize=480,325 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-05.png?resize=782,529 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-05.png?resize=840,568 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"284\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Bart chart showing Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say Israel is going too far in its Hamas military operation\" class=\"wp-image-57824 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter (27%) say Israel is going too far in its current military operation, while about as many (25%) say it is taking the right approach; 16% of Americans say Israel is not going far enough militarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than four-in-ten Democrats (45%) say Israel is going too far in its military operation against Hamas, compared with 12% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There also are age differences in these opinions, with younger Americans more likely than older age groups to say Israel is going too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;other-important-findings&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-important-findings\">Other important findings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-57826\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/12\/08\/americans-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war\/pp_2023-12-07_israel-hamas_0-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe8e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe8e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-06.png?resize=480,486 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-06.png?resize=620,628 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"314\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/12\/PP_2023.12.07_Israel-Hamas_0-06.png?w=310\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say that in the future, a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other\" class=\"wp-image-57826 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About half of Americans say a two-state solution is still possible in the future.<\/strong> Currently, 52% say that, in the future, a way can be found for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully; 45% say this is not possible. Democrats (62%) are more likely than Republicans (43%) to say that a peaceful, two-state arrangement is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About a quarter of Americans (26%) are following the Israel-Hamas war extremely or very closely.<\/strong> Another 37% say they are following news about the war somewhat closely, while 36% are following not too or not at all closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with most international news events, younger adults are following developments in the conflict less closely than are older people. About a third of adults ages 50 and older (35%) say they are following the war extremely or very closely, roughly double the share of those under 50 (18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans who have been paying greater attention to news about the war are more likely than others to have an opinion about the administration\u2019s response and to approve of it.<\/strong> Both Democrats and Republicans who have been following the war extremely or very closely give the administration much higher ratings than do those who have been following the conflict less closely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>65% of Americans say Hamas bears a lot of responsibility for the current conflict, compared with 35% who say this about the Israeli government. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":57794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sub_headline":"Bipartisan concern about 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