Support for Israel is dropping quickly among young Republicans, new poll shows
New polling from Pew Research shows a massive contrast in opinions about Israel between younger Republicans and their older allies.
The polling, conducted in late March, additionally showed not only the typical divide between conservatives and liberals with regard to support of Israel, but also a growing, unfavorable view of Israel and President Donald Trump's ability to handle relations with Israeli leaders.
'Across all US adults, 60% have an unfavorable view of Israel.'
While the majority of Republicans still have a favorable view of Israel, younger party members are currently showing the lowest level of support of any demographic.
For Republicans over 50, just 24% have a "very/somewhat unfavorable" opinion of Israel. That number is 57% for the 18-49 age group, up seven points in just one year, and showing a glaring 33-point difference within the party.
Democrats are more unified about their dislike of Israel. Just four points separate the two age groups, averaging out to an 80% negative view of the country overall.
Across all U.S. adults, 60% have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53% in 2025, Pew Research reported.
When it comes to confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the sentiment among young Republicans remains the same. When asked if they have confidence in Netanyahu to "do the right thing regarding world affairs," just 25% of Republicans 18-49 have some or a lot of confidence, while 58% said they have "not too much" or none at all.
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Republicans over 50 are confident in Netanyahu by a net of 66%, with just 30% having a net negative level of confidence in him. This demographic has the most confidence in Prime Minister Netanyahu.
At the same time, more than 75% of Democrats have little or no faith in the Israeli leader's ability to do the right thing.
Moreover, according to the poll, Republicans have the biggest contrast in opinions when it comes to the importance of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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In terms of those who said the conflict between Israel and Hamas is important to them personally, Republicans over 50 years old found it important most often at a rate of 69%. That was 12 points more than the second-highest group, which was Democrats over 50 years old.
Republicans ages 18-49, however, were the demographic most likely to say the conflict was not personally important to them at 41%, seven points higher than Democrats of the same age.
In the end, Republicans were far more likely than Democrats to have confidence in President Trump's handling of the United States' relations with Israel, with nearly three-quarters either somewhat or very confident in him.
More than 80% of Democrats polled said they were not too confident or not at all confident in Trump's handling of the situation.
The survey was conducted March 23-29 and involved 3,507 U.S. adults.
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MEMBERS ONLY: Pro-Palestine posting no problem with 'penis,' claims fired Kate Beckinsale
Actress Kate Beckinsale wants to know why she was fired but a man was not.
The 52-year-old's gripe dates back to 2023, when she was allegedly fired by talent agency UTA, which also represents actor Mark Ruffalo.
'The price you pay for having a vagina while even remotely liking a post that was as un political as it could possibly be.'
'Vagina' monologue
Beckinsale took aim at Ruffalo by leaving a lengthy and inflammatory comment on his Instagram page last week. Ruffalo's post was promoting a movie about Palestine, which prompted Beckinsale to leave scathing remarks claiming that UTA had fired her for liking a social media post about Palestine.
"Gosh, it must be so nice not to be fired by your Agent for liking a post about a ceasefire and not supporting the murdering of children," Beckinsale reportedly wrote in response; her comments have since been deleted, Entertainment Weekly noted.
It only took two sentences for the "Underworld" actress to label her apparent firing as a case of sexism.
"I guess having a penis in Hollywood really counts for a lot because you've not been fired by the same Agent that I had and ... I liked a post about a ceasefire and I've got fired on the same day as Susan Sarandon was fired," she continued.
Saran-done
Unlike Beckinsale's alleged firing, Sarandon's was public and confirmed by UTA for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks at a pro-Palestine rally in 2023. According to Deadline, her comments included, "There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country."
UTA's CEO at the time of Sarandon's firing was Jeremy Zimmer, who is Jewish.
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Social justice worrier
Beckinsale went on in her reported comments to describe the tough spot she was in when she was allegedly fired, having to take care of two sick parents. She also applauded Ruffalo for his "voice" and "activism," before blaming sexism once more as the reason she was dropped by her agency.
"... the price you pay for having a vagina while even remotely liking a post that was as un political as it could possibly be, just asking for mercy for children and babies by UNICEF, in fact doing 1 millionth of what you have laudably done, caused me to be fired and you not, and that is, to say the least interesting."
The actress said that other actresses and "women's advocate groups" also found the situation interesting, before claiming that she had sent Ruffalo a private message about the issue months ago but he "ignored" her.
EW also reported that Beckinsale replied to one user's comments by saying there exists "male privilege even in the good guys."
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Hulk smashed
The agent in question was not named, and neither Ruffalo nor UTA have offered comment when approached by different outlets.
Beckinsale was correct to characterize Ruffalo as very politically active, though. He has put out a constant stream of commentary during the Donald Trump administration, including accidentally sharing AI images of Trump that he thought were real.
"Sorry Folks. Apparently these images are AI fakes. The fact Trump was on Epstein’s plane and what Epstein was up to is not. Be careful. Elon's X and his allowing so much disinformation here is driving the value of his app down by 55%," Ruffalo wrote at the time.
Ruffalo has shown his support for Palestine in many ways, including supporting the shutdown of the Oscars ceremony he was attending and calls for his union to protect pro-Palestine activists from being blacklisted.
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