Poll: Sanders voters more sympathetic to Palestinians than to Israel

Liberal Democrats, the group for whom US Senator Bernie Sanders is the most appealing candidate in the current presidential race, sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel, according to a Pew Poll released on Thursday. According to the poll, when asked with whom they sympathize more – Israel or the Palestinians – 40% of those who define themselves as liberal Democrats responded the Palestinians, and only 33% said Israel. These numbers are significantly different than the national figure, which shows that Israel continues to enjoy strong support among the American public, with 54% of the public more sympathetic to Israel and only 19% with the Palestinians. Inside the Democratic Party, the poll found that while Clinton supporters are more likely to sympathize with Israel (47% to 27%), among Sanders supporters there is more sympathy for the Palestinians 39% to 33%. During his campaign, Sanders has been very critical of the Netanyahu government. There continues to be wide differences between the parties regarding support for Israel, with 75% of Republicans expressing more sympathy for Israel (just 7% say they sympathize with the Palestinians), as opposed to 43% among Democrats, and 52% of Independent voters. There are also wide generation differences in support, though fears that Israel has lost the “millennials” is not borne out by the poll. According to these numbers, 43% of those between the ages of 18-29 are more sympathetic to Israel, as opposed to 27% for the Palestinians. The numbers of support for Israel increases significantly with age, with 68% of those 65 and older supporting Israel, as opposed to only 13% for the Palestinians The poll was based on telephone interviews among 2,008 adults in all 50 states conducted from April 12-19. The poll has a 2.5% margin of error.

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