Almost half of Muslim Americans have favorable view of Hamas, new survey shows

Almost half of Muslim Americans support the terror group Hamas, while views of Israelis have soured since 2022 amongst Republicans and Democrats, a bombshell new poll foundThe startling survey also found that young Americans of all religions are now far more likely to hold favorable views of Palestinians over Israelis, marking a drastic change since Hamas’ deadly Oct.7 rampage.Some 44% of Muslim American respondents expressed a favorable opinion of the terror group, compared to 17% of black Protestants, just 4% of white evangelical Protestants, and 8% of Catholics, according to a Pew Research Center survey published Thursday.Meanwhile, only 26% of Muslim Americans had a favorable view of the Israeli people, compared to 74% of white evangelical Protestants, 51% of Catholics, and 55% of black Protestants, the results revealed.Younger Americans across all religious groups — and especially Democrats — were far more likely to have positive views of Hamas and the Palestinian people as opposed to the Israeli people and its government.More than half (58%) of US adults under 30 expressed favorable views of the Palestinian people, while under a third (32%) had positive views of Israelis, according to the findings.For young Democrats, that division was even more extreme, with 72% under 30 viewing Palestinians favorably compared to just 26% having similar views of Israelis.Even young Republicans have cooled on Israel, with 42% having favorable views of the Israeli people compared to 40% for Palestinian people.Across the board, some 13% of adult respondents under 30 expressed a favorable view of Hamas, including 16% of young Democrats and a shocking 11% of young Republicans.Since 2022, the year before the Oct.

7 attacks that slaughtered roughly 1,200 Israelis, support for the Israeli people and its government has dropped sharply in the US among both Democrats and Republicans, the poll found.The share of Republicans with a favorable view of the Israelis fell from 77% to ...