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American Jewish Opinion Toward Israeli Operations in Gaza

(2025 - )

Note: We are presenting raw data. To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Results and reliability can be affected by such things as sample size, question wording, and question order. Responses may also be influenced by context and timing; for example, if the survey is conducted during a war.


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Do you support or oppose President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza? (JPPI, October 16-20, 2025)

 

2025

Support

73%

Oppose

8%

Don't know

19%

Who deserves the main credit for the Israel–Hamas hostage release deal? (JPPI, October 16-20, 2025)

 

2025

President Trump

54%

Prime Minister Netanyahu

7%

Hamas leaders

1%

Arab leaders in the region

7%

The UN

0%

All of the above together

9%

None of the above

12%

Don't know

12%

As I see it... (JPPI, October 16-20, 2025)

 

2025

Israel won the war against Hamas

36%

Israel neither won nor lost the war against Hamas

50%

Israel lost the war against Hamas

10%

Don't know

5%

Do you think Israel has committed war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza? (JPPI, October 2025)

 

2025

Yes

25%

No

64%

Don't know

11%

Do you approve or disapprove of the military action Israel has taken in Gaza(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Approve

59%

Disapprove

41%
DK/NA 6%

How much responsibility does each of the following have for the continuation of the Israel-Gaza war(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

  More responsibility Less responsibility

Hamas

91% 9%

Israel

80% 20%
Benjamin Netanyahu 86% 14%
The United States 61% 39%

Do you support or oppose the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Support

59%

Oppose

41%

Do you support or oppose the United States sending more military aid to Israel for their efforts in the war with Hamas(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Is doing enough

30%

Is not doing enough

59%

Who do you blame more for deaths of civilians in Gaza during the war? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Israel's military for bombing building where Palestinians live and work

32%

Hamas for starting the war and operating in civilian areas of Gaza

68%

How concerned are you about each of the following(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

  More concerned Less concerned

Civilian deaths in Gaza

86% 14%

The threat Hamas poses to Israel

85% 15%
Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza 93% 7%
The safety of Israeli soldiers in Gaza 80% 20%

When the war ends, would each of the following be an acceptable or unacceptable way for Gaza to be governed? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

  Acceptable Unacceptable DK/NA

Governed by Israel

35% 57% 8%

Governed by leaders elected by Palestinians in Gaza

62% 28% 10%
Governed by the Palestinian Authority 35% 50% 15%
Governed by Hamas 4% 87% 9%
Governed by a group of existing Arab nations 45% 38% 17%

Do you think Hamas has committed war crimes against Israel(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Yes

94%

No

2%
DK/NA 4%

Do you think Israel has committed war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza(Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Yes

61%

No

29%
DK/NA 10%

The United Nations defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” Do you think Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)

Yes

39%

No

51%
DK/NA 10%