Whatever the long-term military consequences of the war in Gaza, its effect on the American public’s support for Israel has been catastrophic and won’t be reversed quickly.
For the first time since Gallup began measuring attitudes on this matter a quarter-century ago, more Americans sympathize with the Palestinians than with the Israelis.
The decline isn’t limited to young Americans, who favor the Palestinians by 53% to 23%. The shift among 35- to 54-year-olds has been even sharper.
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William A. Galston writes the weekly Politics & Ideas column in The Wall Street Journal.