https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/most-americans-support-us-recognition-palestinian-state-reutersipsos-poll-shows-2025-10-22
Most
Americans support US recognition of Palestinian state,
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
- 59% of Americans support US recognition of
Palestinian statehood
- 60% of respondents view Israel's Gaza
response as excessive
- Trump's foreign policy approval rises to 38%
post-ceasefire
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Most Americans -
including 80% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans - think
the U.S. should recognize Palestinian statehood, a sign that
President Donald Trump's opposition to doing so is out of
step with public opinion, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, found 59%
of respondents backed U.S. recognition of a Palestinian
state, while 33% were opposed and the rest were unsure or
did not answer the question.
About half of Trump's Republicans - 53% - opposed
doing so, while 41% of Republicans said they would support
the U.S. recognizing a Palestinian state.
A growing number of countries - including U.S.
allies Britain, Canada, France and Australia - have formally
recognized Palestinian
statehood in recent weeks, drawing condemnation from Israel,
whose founding in 1948 led to the displacement of hundreds
of thousands of Palestinians and decades of conflict.
Israeli bombardments have leveled vast swaths of
Palestinian neighborhoods in Gaza following
an October 2023 surprise attack by Hamas militants on
Israel.
Some 60% of poll respondents said Israel's response
in Gaza was excessive, compared to 32% who disagreed.
Trump, who returned to the White House in January,
has largely backed Israel in the war and this month brokered
a ceasefire, raising hopes that lasting peace could be in
reach.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll gave signs the U.S. public
was ready to give Trump credit should his plan work. Some
51% of poll respondents agreed with a statement that Trump
"deserves significant credit" if peace efforts are
successful, compared with 42% who disagreed.
While only one in 20 Democrats approve of Trump's
overall performance as president, one in four said he should
get significant credit if the peace holds.
Success on that front appears far from certain. An
explosion of violence over the
weekend threatened to derail the week-old truce and U.S.
diplomats stepped up pressure on Israel and Hamas to get
Trump's plan back on track.