WashPo: 55% of Americans oppose troops defending 'Israel'
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According to The Washington Post, Republicans were more supportive of such a move than Democrats and independents.
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Soldiers of LLV Monterey from 7th Transportation Brigade prepare to deploy to the Gaza Strip on March 12, 2024 (AP)
According to The Washington Post, a new poll has revealed that for the first time in years, a majority of Americans are against US forces defending "Israel" if it engages in a war with neighboring countries.
The Tuesday poll conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that 55% of Americans opposed sending troops to "defend Israel," and only 41% supported the action.
According to the publication, the results indicate a "downward shift in Americans’ support for sending U.S. troops to Israel’s defense."
The Washington Post indicated that Republicans were more supportive of such a move than Democrats and independents, with 55% of them saying they favored sending troops, while only 35%of Democrats and independents said the same."
According to Gallup last month, the total of US adults in support of the occupations' military campaign rose to 42%, up by 6% points since March.
The poll occurred between June 2-23, showing that 48% of US adults disapprove of “Israel’s” war on Gaza. Notably, the poll occurred amid the occupations’ invasion of the city of Rafah, and it was completed prior to an announcement claiming significant progress in a cease-fire deal.
The majority of the US adults approval of the occupation’s military campaign is composed of 76% of Republicans, a 12% increase since October 7, 2023. In addition, a 5% increase in the Democrats’ and independents’ support was found, showcasing 23% and 34%, respectively.
The polls also found that adults over the age of 55 (51%), and adults between the ages of 35 and 54 (43%), are more likely to approve of "Israel's" war on Gaza compared to Americans under 34 years old (27%).
Americans' unfavorable view of Israeli PM Netanyahu
Since Gallup began polling American views on Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997, he has generally been viewed more positively than negatively.
However, this trend reversed sharply in December 2023, when his unfavorable rating of 47% exceeded his favorable rating of 33%.
The latest poll shows this negative trend continuing, with 45% of Americans viewing him unfavorably and 35% favorably.
US does not want to get dragged into another ME war: Congressman
"Israel" has a right to "defend itself", but this is an issue that could well involve the United States, commented Democratic Representative Seth Moulton, a member of the US House Armed Services Committee, on the anticipated Iranian and Lebanese response to the Israeli assassinations of Resistance leaders.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has vowed that the Lebanese group's response to the Israeli assassination of top commander Sayyed Fouad Shokor is "inevitable". Similarly, Iranian officials have made it clear that "Israel's" assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will not go unanswered.
US officials told CNN earlier in the day that they expect Iran to retaliate in the coming days, perhaps within the next few hours.
However, they struggle "to gauge when the response will come and what form it will take."
"We don't know exactly what's going to happen," the Congressman told MSNBC’s Alex Witt, "And we do not want to get dragged into another war in the Middle East."
"That's why we have a stake in exactly what Israel does do to defend itself," he added.
