Over 10% of pro-Palestinian Brits: Expel Jews from the Middle East - poll

• Published date: 23 March 2024
• Author: DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The poll collected data from 4,061 respondees from across the UK

The survey found that of the 29% of Brits who said they had more sympathy for the Palestinians than Israelis in the current conflict, 11% held a favorable view of Hamas. This equates to 4% of all British citizens.

Hamas is a proscribed Terrorist organization under UK law, and breaching the Terrorism Act (2000) can result in up to 14 years imprisonment.

Additionally, 14% of pro-Palestinian respondees said that they felt that Hamas's October 7 terror attack was justified. This equates to 1 in 20 Brits holding this view.

On October 7, Hamas invaded Israel and murdered over 1200 people while taking 253 more captive. The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict confirmed that there was significant evidence of Hamas committing acts of rape, sexual violence, and necrophilia during the attack.

More than half (51%) of pro-Palestinian respondees said that they had no sympathy for the Israeli side of the conflict. This equates to 21% of all Brits, more than 1 in 5.

Asked whether a solution to bringing peace to the Middle East was to expel all Jews from the region, 11% of pro-Palestinian Brits confirmed that they thought it was. This equates to 5% of the general population.

Asked whether a two-state solution would bring peace to the region, 83% of the pro-Palestinian respondees said it would, while 8% opposed two-states.

A recent poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) found that the number of Gazans who support a two-state solution has nearly doubled since December, from 35% to 62%. However, only 34% of Palestinians in the West Bank support two states.

Pro-Israel responders

Among those more sympathetic to the Israel side of the conflict, 71% said they had a favorable view of Netanyahu's government.

A further 87% of pro-Israel Brits said that Israel's military actions in Gaza have been justified, while...