Pew Surveys US attitudes on Gaza Crisis

by mtippett | January 13, 2009 at 11:11 am

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Pew has released a study about American attitudes to the crisis in Gaza. Among the findings Pew found that party affiliation was a key factor.

There are sizable partisan differences in opinions about the Gaza conflict and in overall support for Israel. By nearly three-to-one (55% to 20%), Republicans approve of the military action Israel has taken in the Gaza Strip. Independents, by a smaller margin (44% to 29%), also approve of Israel’s actions. However, a plurality of Democrats (45%) disapproves of Israel’s military campaign, while just 29% express a positive opinion.