Poll shows split over US involvement in Middle East

Americans are divided on the extent to which the United States should be involved in resolving the Israel-Hamas war, a new survey finds.

investigation, Conducted by GallupThe survey found that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults say the country's leaders are taking “appropriate” actions to resolve conflicts.

In comparison, 39% think the US is not doing enough, and 19% think the US is doing too much.

Opinion polls show that the differences are fairly similar across party ideologies.

40% of Democrats and 40% of Republicans say the US is not doing enough to resolve conflicts in the Middle East. 38% of independent voters agree.

The survey found that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say the country is taking appropriate steps to address the conflict. Forty-eight percent of Democrats say the amount is fair, compared to 33% of Republicans and 40% of independents.

Republican lawmakers, on the other hand, were more likely to say the U.S. has gone too far. 26% of Republicans say they are doing too much to resolve conflicts, compared to 11% of Democrats and 21% of independents.

The survey also found that Americans are deeply divided over U.S. aid to Israel and the Palestinians.

Among U.S. adults, 38% say they are taking appropriate steps to support Israel, but 36% say they are doing too much, and 24% say U.S. aid is The answer is that it is too small.

Meanwhile, 33% of Americans surveyed said the U.S. is doing too little to help Palestinians in the conflict, 33% said the U.S. is providing adequate assistance, and 31% said the U.S. is doing enough to help Palestinians in the conflict. % answered that excessive support was provided.

The investigation comes about two years after Hamas militants invaded Israel in a surprise attack, killing 1,200 Israelis and sparking a deadly Israeli counterattack that killed more than 22,000 Palestinians. It was conducted from December 1st to December 20th, 2023. The survey of 1,013 respondents has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.