US voters split on whether Biden supportive enough of Israel during Gaza conflict

• Published date: 08 June 2021
• Date: 08 June 2021
• Author: Ron Kampeas/JTA
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The poll published Tuesday by Vox, a liberal online magazine, found that 34% of voters believed that Biden was "not supportive enough of Israel" during the recent conflict and 32% thought Biden "had taken the right approach towards Israel," an even split within the survey's 3 percentage points margin of error.

Just 15% thought that Biden was "too supportive of Israel."

Asked the same question about Biden's support for the Palestinian Arabs, 27% said he was too supportive, 33% thought he was taking the right approach and 18% thought he was not supportive enough.

Biden during the May 10-21 conflict backed Israel's right to defend itself against rockets fired by Hamas and refused to countenance calls from a number of lawmakers...