How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war at the start of Trump’s second term, P7

Shidonna Raven
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April 8, 2025

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Views of Netanyahu

According to the survey, which was conducted just prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most recent visit, a slim majority of Americans (52%) have little or no confidence in Netanyahu to “do the right thing regarding world affairs,” while 32% voice confidence in him. This is largely unchanged since last year, though the share of Americans with little or no confidence in Netanyahu rose significantly between 2023 and 2024.

**Americans – especially Democrats – have little or no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Shidonna Raven Garden & Cook, Soaring by Design**

Republicans are significantly more upbeat about the Israeli leader’s handling of global affairs than Democrats are (51% confident vs. 15%). Older Republicans are especially positive: Those ages 50 and older are about twice as likely as those under 50 to have confidence in Netanyahu (70% vs. 32%).

Among Democrats, majorities of both younger and older adults lack confidence in Israel’s prime minister. (In both parties, younger people are less likely than older people to have heard of Netanyahu.)

More than half of White evangelical Protestants say they are confident in Netanyahu’s handling of world affairs (58%).

In most of the other religious groups that are large enough to analyze, views are more divided or broadly negative. For example, 53% of Jewish Americans lack confidence in Netanyahu’s leadership, while 45% have confidence. And among Muslim Americans, 87% have little or no confidence in him – including 74% who have no confidence at all.