Americans for the first time sympathise more with Palestinians than Israelis in their conflict, according to a Gallup poll released yesterday, after the devastating Gaza war.
Views on the Middle East divide sharply along partisan lines, with the shift over the past year the result of more independents souring on Israel.
Overall, 41 per cent of Americans sympathise more with the Palestinians and 36pc sided with Israel, the poll said, with the rest undecided or saying they favoured both or neither.
The gap is not statistically significant, but it marks the first time since Gallup asked the question more than two decades ago that Israel was not on top. It also marks a sharp difference from just a year ago, when Israel led in sympathies 46 to 33pc.
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