Support for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza Increases Across Party Lines

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https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/5/8/support-for-a-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-increases-across-party-lines

Support for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza Increases Across Party Lines
May 8, 2024


New polling from Data for Progress, in collaboration with Zeteo, finds that a majority of U.S. likely voters continue to support a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian assistance in Gaza, and think that if conflict escalates between Israel and Iran, the U.S. military should have little to no involvement. Narrow pluralities of voters also think Israel is committing genocide, and disapprove of recent congressional funding for Israel and of college campuses limiting students' rights and abilities to protest Israel's military operations. However, voters are more divided on those questions.

Seven in 10 likely voters — including majorities of Democrats (83%), Independents (65%), and Republicans (56%) — support the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire and a de-escalation of violence in Gaza. This represents a 3-point increase in support for the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire since Data for Progress last polled this question in February, and a 9-point increase in support from November.

Voters are split on whether they believe Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people living in Gaza, with 39% saying Israel is committing genocide, 38% saying Israel is not, and 23% saying they don’t know. A majority of Democrats (56%) and a slight plurality of Independents (36%) say they believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

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