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Nearly half of Canadians believe Israel committing genocide: Poll
That’s according to a new poll published today by public opinion firm Leger.
Forty-nine percent of Canadians agreed with the idea that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, the poll found, compared with 38 percent of US respondents who said the same.
“In the US, Democrats are also more likely than Republicans to agree with the accusation,” Leger said, by a margin of 52 percent to 30 percent.
The Canadian and US governments have faced growing pressure to curb their support for Israel as it wages war in Gaza, including by suspending weapons sales to the Israeli government.
While the US is Israel’s top global ally, giving at least $3.8bn in military assistance annually, Canada also provides the country with diplomatic support and more limited arms sales.
Still, this week, Ottawa announced sanctions against two far-right Israeli ministers in a move that drew rebuke from Washington.
Only half, I'm disappointed. Shame on the other half.
Record-high percentage of US voters say sympathies lie with Palestinians over Israelis: Poll
A Quinnipiac University poll has found that 37 percent of US voters say their sympathies lie more with Israelis than with Palestinians, compared with 32 percent who say the opposite.
“This is an all-time low for the Israelis and an all-time high for the Palestinians since the Quinnipiac University Poll began asking this question of registered voters in December 2001,” the university said.
The difference in responses was stark when looked at along partisan lines, with 64 percent of Republican voters saying their sympathies lie with Israelis compared with 7 percent who chose Palestinians.
Among Democrats, only 12 percent said their sympathies lie with Israelis, while 60 percent said they lie with Palestinians.
For the most part, Israel enjoys staunch bipartisan support among US lawmakers despite growing public anger over the Israeli war on Gaza and calls to end US military support for the country.
