• Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel

    From NefeshBarYochai@void@invalid.noy to soc.culture.israel,can.politics,nz.politics,rec.arts.tv,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh on Thu Jun 18 23:23:34 2026
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    Majorities in most of the three dozen countries weAve surveyed this
    year express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence
    in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

    These findings come from a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb.
    8-May 13, 2026. Most interviews took place after the United States and
    Israel launched a military campaign in Iran on Feb. 28.

    Across the 36 countries, a median of 67% of adults have an unfavorable
    view of Israel, while 25% have a favorable view.

    Views are particularly negative in the Muslim-majority places
    surveyed, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey,
    and the West Bank and East Jerusalem. (We were unable to survey in
    Gaza.)

    People in all European countries surveyed also give relatively
    negative assessments of Israel. In Italy, the Netherlands and Spain,
    around half of adults or more say they have a very unfavorable view of
    the country.

    Views of Israel are among the most positive in some of the sub-Saharan
    African countries surveyed.

    Differences by age

    In several countries u mostly in North America and Europe u younger
    people have more negative views of Israel than older people do. In
    Hungary, for example, 72% of those ages 18 to 34 have an unfavorable
    view of Israel, compared with 45% of those ages 50 and older.

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