A majority of American voters are back in favor of sending more military aid to Ukraine as its war with Russia nears the two-year mark – but voters are split over giving more aid to Israel to fight its war against Hamas, according to a new poll.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found that 46% of registered voters oppose providing the Jewish state with further military aid in the fight against the terrorist group, compared with 45% who support it. The remaining 9% said they did not know or refused to give an answer.
According to a poll released last month by the University of Connecticut, opposition to additional aid to Israel has increased among every age cohort – although a majority of voters aged 50 and over still support more Israeli aid.
“There is a shift in sentiment as the human toll mounts and the Biden administration leans on Israel to mitigate the impact on Palestinian civilians,” said Quinnipiac poll analyst Tim Malloy.
“While voters make it clear that they have a vested interest in supporting Israel, they are less enthusiastic about arming its close ally.”
Most American voters support sending more military aid to Ukraine amid its war with Russia – but a large majority oppose giving further aid to Israel to fight its war against Hamas. ZUMAPRESS.com A Quinnipiac University poll in December found that 46% of registered US voters oppose providing further military aid to the Jewish state, compared to 45% who want it. AFP via Getty Images
While 49% of voters said they sympathized more with Israel than Palestine, that was a five percentage point drop from last month. The percentage of respondents who said they sympathized more with the Palestinians was unchanged at 24%, while 27% said they were unsure.
In contrast, 55% of voters told Quinnipiac they support sending additional military aid to Ukraine, up one percentage point from November. Another 38% said they were opposed — down three percentage points from the previous month.
Congress is currently deadlocked on the $110 billion national security supplement requested by President Biden, with about $61.4 billion in aid dollars for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, and about the same amount for US border enforcement.
In addition, there has been a five percentage point drop in where US voters sympathize with the conflict, as 49% side with Israel and 24% side with Palestine. Getty Images
House Republicans passed a separate measure to fund Israel’s defense but refused to accept Ukraine’s funding request.
“What the Biden Administration seems to be asking for is billions of additional dollars without proper oversight, no clear strategy to win, and no answers that I think the American people are owed,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ) said earlier this month.
Negotiations also broke down in the Senate as GOP lawmakers insisted any package would have to include immigration reform, after more than 2.47 million immigrants were stopped from entering the US from Mexico in the 12 months ending Sept. 30.
“What the Biden Administration seems to be asking for is billions of additional dollars with no proper oversight, no clear strategy to win,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said of Ukraine aid. Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Negotiations will continue through the holiday break and into 2024, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) expressing confidence about an eventual deal in a joint statement late Tuesday.
“Challenging issues remain, but we are committed to addressing needs on the southern border and helping allies and partners face serious threats in Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific. The Senate will not let this national security challenge go unanswered,” the leaders said.
The Quinnipiac poll also found that 58% of Democrats want to end military aid to Israel – a 10% increase from November – while 65% of Republicans support additional aid.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have expressed confidence about an eventual deal on Biden’s aid request. AP
Independent voters are also more against Israel, with 48% against it and 41% against it, after the cohort narrowly favored Israel last month (47%-45%).
Americans are also divided along racial lines over the conflict, with 51% of white voters supporting aid to Israel, but 56% of black voters and 60% of Hispanic voters opposed.
Despite doubts about arming Israel, more than two-thirds of voters (69%) still say supporting the Jewish state is in the US national interest, while only 23% say no.
Similarly, 69% said supporting Ukraine’s war effort was in the national interest and 25% said no.
Voters were also split in assessing Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, with 43% approving and 42% disapproving — and 63% of Democrats in the latter category.
Among registered voters, 69% affirm President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war effort is in the national interest and 25% deny it. Getty Images
By political party, 40% of Democrats say they sympathize more with the Palestinians while 77% of Republicans say they sympathize more with Israel.
In Ukraine, 77% of Democrats and 51% of independents support further military aid to Kyiv, but a majority of Republicans (51%) oppose the idea.
A small number of voters (35%) believe that the US is doing the right amount to help Zelensky’s forces, while 32% believe Washington is doing too much and only 25% believe the US is doing too little.
“American voters are firmly in favor of helping Ukraine fight Putin,” Malloy added. “But while Israel’s war effort continues to have the full support of the GOP, it’s clear that Republican voters are losing patience with supporting Ukraine.”
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