Fox News poll shows voters want more Ukraine aid, current Israel approach

As international conflicts intensify, the highest share of voters prefer that the United States increase support for Ukraine while thinking the current approach in Israel is appropriate. 

The latest Fox News national survey, released Thursday, also finds that while a majority continues to support the Israelis, a record-high 41% back the Palestinians in the conflict. Support for the Palestinians is up 9 points since March and up 23 points since October 2023, shortly after the Hamas attacks.

Compared to March, support for the Palestinians is up across the board, but most notably among Republicans (+6 points) and independents (+15). The Palestinians receive some of their strongest support from voters under age 30 (67%), very liberal voters (67%), Democrats (59%) and non-White voters (55%).

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The backing for Israelis (55%) has been largely stable since January, with support peaking at 68% in October 2023.

Regarding the level of U.S. support for Israel, the bulk of voters feels it’s about right (43%), up 8 points since last year. Still, by 14 points, more think the U.S. is too supportive (35%) rather than not supportive enough (21%). 

Five in 10 Democrats view U.S. backing of Israel as too supportive, while six in 10 Republicans think the backing is about right. Independents are split: 39% too supportive, 27% not enough, 34% about right.

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While a majority of voters blame Hamas for the famine in Gaza (80% very or somewhat responsible), more than two-thirds also feel Israel is responsible (68%). Democrats fault each group about equally (81% Israel, 78% Hamas) while more Republicans (57% Israel, 85% Hamas) and Independents (64% Israel, 71% Hamas) blame Hamas.

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Meanwhile, by a 10 percentage-point margin, voters think the U.S. should be doing more to help Ukraine in its war with Russia (39% more vs. 29% less), with another one-third (31%) thinking the effort is adequate.

Sentiment remains mostly unchanged since July but is a reversal from a year ago when voters thought we should be doing less by 17 points (40% less, 23% more, 34% about right).

The increase in support for helping Ukraine comes mainly from Democrats (+30 points) and independents (+18 points), as views among Republicans shifted toward the U.S. is doing the right…