A strong majority of American voters support Israel in the ongoing war in the Middle East, a new Harvard University poll released Tuesday showed.
The school’s Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) surveyed 2,111 registered voters from all parties last week, asking them their thoughts on a variety of hard-hitting current events, including the Israel-Hamas war. An overwhelming 79% of voters throw their support behind Israel in the war, with another 66% saying they believe Israel is trying to minimize casualties as the conflict continues.
CAPS, which conducted the survey online along with The Harris Poll and HarrisX as part of its monthly polling, asked voters their thoughts on many subtopics pertaining to the war, which broke out after the terrorist group, Hamas, brutally attacked the Israeli people on Oct. 7, 2023, taking 253 hostages back to the Gaza Strip.