Global views of Israel - Pew, Spring 2025

[Anonymous]

Right, because the Arab armies didn’t try to push Israel into the sea. I understand why the Arabs did what they did, but they lost and the Nakba was the consequence. War is war is war. Bad things happen when people insist on using violence to solve problems. You just don’t like that your side lost.

Israel might be going too far right now, but it’s still tame compared to most everything from history. It’s still tame compared to other things going on right now. You want starvation? Go weep over Yemen. That’s a real famine.

But you won’t because you don’t care about Yemen. Just like most people don’t care about this conflict beyond a surface level. Blah blah blah spare me. Opinions are bad right now while Israel is in the news, but that’s temporary. Eventually it will go away and most people without a stake in it will move onto something else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I obscenely believe this site has two disgruntled anti Israel posters who just post about Israel all day.

Wow, how surprising that a bunch of people who never through about Israel prior to october 2023 and who only read headlines have a less favorable opinion of Israel now.

Most people don’t care or know about Israel the same way they only care about Ukraine or any other foreign wars on a very surface level. Except for the two rabid posters on dcum who start every other thread about Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering (while omitting Palestinian terrorism and dismissing antisemitism in the US)

Might be that people think that genocide is bad and want to speak up about it. Otherwise, they would be no different than people who remained silent during the other holocaust.

Wrong. Today both sides are guilty of atrocities.

One side has been actively killing for 18 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I obscenely believe this site has two disgruntled anti Israel posters who just post about Israel all day.

Wow, how surprising that a bunch of people who never through about Israel prior to october 2023 and who only read headlines have a less favorable opinion of Israel now.

Most people don’t care or know about Israel the same way they only care about Ukraine or any other foreign wars on a very surface level. Except for the two rabid posters on dcum who start every other thread about Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering (while omitting Palestinian terrorism and dismissing antisemitism in the US)

I highly doubt that it’s two

You'll be shocked that most people are against genocide and ethnic cleansing.

As to the genocide deniers, people far more qualified and knowledgeable than you are calling it a genocide including many notable Holocaust experts within Israel.

"Can I name someone whose work I respect who does not think it is genocide? No, there is no counterargument that takes into account all the evidence," said Israeli researcher Raz Segal

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Murder of innocent people is never justified.

Except on October 7th, right?

This all totally started on October 7th...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I obscenely believe this site has two disgruntled anti Israel posters who just post about Israel all day.

Wow, how surprising that a bunch of people who never through about Israel prior to october 2023 and who only read headlines have a less favorable opinion of Israel now.

Most people don’t care or know about Israel the same way they only care about Ukraine or any other foreign wars on a very surface level. Except for the two rabid posters on dcum who start every other thread about Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering (while omitting Palestinian terrorism and dismissing antisemitism in the US)

Might be that people think that genocide is bad and want to speak up about it. Otherwise, they would be no different than people who remained silent during the other holocaust.

Wrong. Today both sides are guilty of atrocities.

Yes, but one side is exceptionally more guilty of far greater, far bigger, far numerous, far more weaponized and far more systemic atrocities against humanity.

[Anonymous]

Just wait for hasbara trolls come and try to discredit a Pew Research Center as being antisemitic or Hamas Propaganda

A gun makes the noise “Pew Pew”

Khamas have guns

Pew research is therefore Khamas

Q.E.D.

[Anonymous]

The U.S. results show a big swing in attitudes against Israel.

I wish Republican Jews would face the truth: Netanyahu makes Israel, the U.S. and the world less safe for Jews. The guy who allowed the security failure should absolutely not be in charge of responding to it. Too emotional, reactionary and unhinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I obscenely believe this site has two disgruntled anti Israel posters who just post about Israel all day.

Wow, how surprising that a bunch of people who never through about Israel prior to october 2023 and who only read headlines have a less favorable opinion of Israel now.

Most people don’t care or know about Israel the same way they only care about Ukraine or any other foreign wars on a very surface level. Except for the two rabid posters on dcum who start every other thread about Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering (while omitting Palestinian terrorism and dismissing antisemitism in the US)

I highly doubt that it’s two

It's just one, Giselle is her name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I obscenely believe this site has two disgruntled anti Israel posters who just post about Israel all day.

Wow, how surprising that a bunch of people who never through about Israel prior to october 2023 and who only read headlines have a less favorable opinion of Israel now.

Most people don’t care or know about Israel the same way they only care about Ukraine or any other foreign wars on a very surface level. Except for the two rabid posters on dcum who start every other thread about Israeli war crimes and Palestinian suffering (while omitting Palestinian terrorism and dismissing antisemitism in the US)

It's not two posters, it's not a bunch of people, it's most Americans. Cat's out of the bag. Israel is an apartheid state guilty of a number of war crimes, enthic cleansing and genocide most concerning among them. You can deny, you can equivocate, you can attempt to distract but people see through it, and they are seeing Israel for what it is.

It's disgusting of you to desperately try to equate stating planning what Israel is and what it has done as antisemitism, as though war crimes and genocide are somehow central to Jewishness. They are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right, because the Arab armies didn’t try to push Israel into the sea. I understand why the Arabs did what they did, but they lost and the Nakba was the consequence. War is war is war. Bad things happen when people insist on using violence to solve problems. You just don’t like that your side lost.

Israel might be going too far right now, but it’s still tame compared to most everything from history. It’s still tame compared to other things going on right now. You want starvation? Go weep over Yemen. That’s a real famine.

But you won’t because you don’t care about Yemen. Just like most people don’t care about this conflict beyond a surface level. Blah blah blah spare me. Opinions are bad right now while Israel is in the news, but that’s temporary. Eventually it will go away and most people without a stake in it will move onto something else.

"Might" be going too far? Where are you getting your news?

What's maddening about Israel is the refusal to take any responsibility for the harm caused by their own actions.

It's one thing for there to be civil war and starvation in a country that has always been a mess.

But Israel is a wealthy, educated, well-supported country that acts with impunity as though it were desperate.

Sorry, Israel, but wealth and resources comes with moral and worldly responsibilities.

The power imbalance is why Israel and Gaza are, rightly, assessed on different scales, and Israel is failing terribly at its moral responsibilities.

Not a good look for Judaism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/03/most-people-across-24-surveyed-countries-have-negative-views-of-israel-and-netanyahu/

A slight majority of Americans (53%) have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Israel. This rose 11% since 2022.

(I know the image is small, but you can also see it at the link above)

Notice how Chinese people aren't allowed to have opinions.

[Anonymous]

Hamas started this war after diverting billions in aid from its civilians to tunnels and weapons after murdering its Fatah rivals. Israel is fighting a defensive war against a terrorist army.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamas started this war after diverting billions in aid from its civilians to tunnels and weapons after murdering its Fatah rivals. Israel is fighting a defensive war against a terrorist army.

Oh look, another genocide apologist. No wonder people view Israel less favorably now because all their spokespeople go on TV trying to justify committing genocide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamas started this war after diverting billions in aid from its civilians to tunnels and weapons after murdering its Fatah rivals. Israel is fighting a defensive war against a terrorist army.

Who funded Hamas against Fatah? Netanyahu.

Who invaded the West Bank and stole peoples houses? Netanyahu.

Who shut down border surveillance so Hamas could get in on Oct 7? Netanyahu.

[Anonymous]

I am not Jewish. I have a strong support for Israel as an independent, democratic nation. I'm not a fan of religious states, but understand the need here.

But I loathe Netanyahu. Just like I support the US and loathe Trump. I don't think polls pick up that type of nuance. For example, in this poll, if people were asked their opinion on Israel first, before understanding they could also provide opinion on political leadership, it might skew people toward more unfavorable ratings, simply because Netanyahu is a mess.