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Survey Shows Split Among Jewish Adults on Gaza Operations
An AP-NORC poll of 1,022 Jewish adults found religiously affiliated respondents more supportive of Israel's actions than secular ones. Views also diverged on antisemitism and President Trump's support for Jewish Americans.
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A survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found divisions among Jewish adults over Israel's military operations in Gaza. The poll reached 1,022 Jewish adults nationwide between June 11 and June 17 as part of a larger sample of 3,040 Americans.
About 7 in 10 Jewish adults identify as Jewish by religion, while 3 in 10 identify as atheist, agnostic or unaffiliated but still Jewish through ethnicity, culture or family background.
The Washington Times reported that 8 in 10 religiously affiliated Jews called Israel's initial response to the Oct. 7, 2023 attack justified, compared with half of secular Jews. Half of religiously affiliated Jews said continuing operations in Gaza remain justified, while 2 in 10 secular Jews said the same.
The war has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians according to Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry, whose counts U.N. agencies generally regard as reliable. Hamas' initial attack killed roughly 1,200 people in Israel, most of them civilians.
About a quarter of religiously affiliated Jews said Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, while roughly 4 in 10 secular Jews agreed. About 6 in 10 Jewish adults called antisemitism an extremely or very serious problem in the U.S. Roughly 3 in 10 said they or a household member had been physically assaulted, verbally abused, harassed online or had property damaged because of their Jewish identity in the past year.
Only about a third of respondents said they feel safe as Jews in America today, while another third said they feel unsafe. Just 2 in 10 Jewish adults said President Trump supports Jewish Americans extremely or very well, compared with 3 in 10 among the general public. About 7 in 10 Jewish adults hold an unfavorable view of the president.
