More registered US voters view Israel negatively than positively, poll finds

More registered US voters view Israel negatively than positively, poll finds Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/16/2026 - 17:58 Poll shows a surge in negative views on Israel among independents, a key voter bloc that helped Trump win back the White House Anti-Trump and pro-Palestine protesters gather outside the 'Donald J Trump Institute of Peace' in Washington, DC, on 19 February 2026 (Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP) Off More registered voters in the US now view Israel negatively rather than positively, according to a poll released on Monday by NBC News. The poll found that 39 percent of US voters now view Israel negatively, while 32 percent view it positively. That is a sharp drop in positive attitudes towards Israel compared to 2023, when 47 percent had a positive view and just 24 percent a negative one.