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Rabat – A new report from think tank Brookings Institution has shed light on how Israel has been losing the support it previously gained following Hamas’ October 7 attack.
The report, citing the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll, shows that the Israeli occupation forces are losing support and sympathy after the Hamas attacks, particularly among young democrats.
“Our latest poll, taken four weeks after the attack, during a period when national and international attention had shifted to Israel’s subsequent attacks in the Gaza Strip, shows that Israel has lost much of that early support, especially among democrats,” the study finds.
Responses to the poll have also showed that democrats are now viewing US President Joe Biden as “too pro-Israeli” compared to October.
The poll was carried out among over 1,000 respondents, who answered questions whether they are leaning toward Israel or Palestinians, or toward neither side.
The results also show a significant change from another poll carried out following the October 7 attack, with Brookings saying that the latest outcomes have reflected a drop in the number of respondents wanting the US to take Israel’s side.
“This was coupled with a slight increase in the number wanting the United States to lean toward the Palestinians,” the report added, emphasizing that support for Israel dropped from 30.9% in the third week of October to 20.5% in early November.
Support for Palestine, meanwhile, rose from 9.2% to 12.9% in the same period.
Many cities across the US, including Washington D.C. and New York City, have witnessed large scale pro-Palestinian protests, with many denouncing Biden’s policy to support Israel in its genocidal war.
Protesters have also interrupted congressional and other government events, describing Biden and Netanyahu as war criminals while demanding an immediate ceasefire.
On October 31, a pro-Palestinian demonstration took stage amid a US Senate hearing.
The protesters held banners calling on the US to end the Israeli war on Gaza and back a ceasefire.
Following Hamas’ attack on Israel, the Israeli occupying power garnered support – particularly from western governments, including the US and the UK.
Many Western powers immediately condemned Hamas’ attack, describing it as a “terrorist act” amid Israeli occupation forces’ oppression and decades-long shelling of Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Since October 7, Israel intensified its genocidal campaign against Palestinians, massacring over 10,500 people, including more than 4,000 children.
Despite the ongoing attacks, many western countries continue to refuse to support a ceasefire, while only calling for a “humanitarian pause.”
The powers in question, like the US and UK, claim that the Israeli war crimes are “self-defense” despite occupation forces targeting schools, shelters, places of worship, and hospitals.
