By Al Ahed Staff, Agencies
Forty percent of registered US voters think "Israel" is intentionally targeting civilians in its war on Gaza, according to a national poll published Tuesday.
When asked if "Israel" was taking enough precautions to avoid civilian casualties, 62% said they were not, with just 25% saying "Israel" was taking enough precautions.
More than half of registered US voters disapprove of "Israel’s" war, and 59% said they believe that "Israel" should stop its aggression even if Hamas has not been fully "eliminated". Only 27% said the aggression should continue.
When asked if "Israel's" aggression should stop even "if not all 'Israeli' captives have been released", 58% agreed, with 30% saying they should continue.
The Siena National poll, which surveyed 1, 313 adults across the country from 22 to 27 September, shows that 56% of those surveyed disapprove of the "Israeli"-Palestinian conflict, with 40% strongly disapproving and 15% somewhat disapproving.
More than a third of voters [36%] approved of the "Israeli"-Palestinian conflict, with 18% strongly approving and 19% somewhat disapproving.
Overall, 36% of those surveyed sympathized either strongly or somewhat with Palestinians, with 35% sympathizing strongly or somewhat with "Israelis", and 19% saying they sympathized equally.
Eight percent of those surveyed abstained from voting on the issue.
Women were more likely than men to disapprove of the war, with 59% of women disapproving compared to 51% of men. In comparison, 42% of men approved, compared to less than a third of women [32%].
"Israel's" war on Gaza has claimed almost 70,000 people - mainly women and children in the last two years, with other estimates putting the number claimed much higher.
Millennials and Gen Z are more likely to be pro-Palestine
Those disapproving of the war tend to skew younger – and this has been reflected in the pro-Palestine protests on campuses across the country.
At least 73% of those aged 18 to 29 disapprove of "Israel's" war on Gaza, compared to 63% aged 30 to 44, 48% of those aged 45 to 64, and 49% of those who are 65 and older.
Only 5% of 18 to 29-year-olds strongly approve of the war, compared to 8% of 30 to 44-year-olds, and 25% of people aged 45 and above.
The polls also showed a significant racial bias regarding "Israel's" actions against Palestinians.
The majority of black people [78%] and Latinos [77%] polled opposed the war, with 59% of both communities opposing the war. Only 15% of Black people and 17% of Latinos approved the war, with five and nine% approving it, respectively.
These statistics were in sharp contrast to white people polled, with less than half of white people disapproving of the war [48%] and another 44% approving of the war, near parity. Eight percent of people chose not to cast a vote either way.
At least 58% of those who did not identify themselves as black, Latino, or white disapproved of the war, in comparison to 30% who did.
Overall, the results show that people who were not white were more likely to empathize with the Palestinians with 71% of non-white people disapproving of "Israel's" war on Gaza, compared to 48% of white people.
In addition, only 20% of non-white people approved of the war.
Having a college degree was also likely to sway those polled about "Israel's" war on Gaza. 64% of those with a BA were likely to disapprove of the conflict, versus 51% of those who didn’t have one. The data was more on a par for those approving the conflict, with 32% of those with a BA and 39% without a BA approving the war.
The link between education and race showed surprising results – while there were significant differences between college-educated and non-educated white folks on "Israel's" war, the data for non-white people showed greater parity whether one was educated or not.
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