US poll finds growing number believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The progressive pollster Data for Progress has found that US voters are now more likely to say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza than not, a result in line with other recent polls on the subject.
Data for Progress says that 47 percent of likely voters say Israel is committing genocide, up from 39 percent in April 2024. A recent YouGov poll found that 43 percent of people in the US believe Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, the highest number since the pollster first started asking the question in January 2024, when the figure was 35 percent.
The Data for Progress poll also found that 52 percent of likely voters strongly oppose Israel’s blockage of food and medical supplies to Gaza, while 54 percent believe the US should prioritise humanitarian assistance in Gaza over aid and weapons for Israel.
‘Canadians do not support arming a state committing genocide’
A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows 52 percent of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Fifty-four percent of respondents also said they want the Canadian government to do more to ensure that it’s not sending lethal military equipment to Israel.
Canadian rights groups have accused the government of deceiving the public by continuing to allow weapons to be sent to Israel, despite a pledge to curtail such transfers amid the country’s war on Gaza.
While Ottawa says it stopped issuing new arms export permits in early January 2024, the government’s own data shows that nearly $14m worth of weapons were sent to Israel last year under existing permits.
Michael Bueckert, acting president of the group Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), said the poll’s findings show that “most Canadians support greater action on Palestinian rights”.
But “Canadian foreign policy continues to act as if the reverse were true”, Bueckert said in a statement. “Canadians have spoken: they do not support arming a state that they know is committing genocide.”
A majority of CDNs say that Israel is committing genocide. "What will it take for @MarkJCarney's words and actions to reflect the reality that everyone else can see — that Canada’s ‘friend and ally’ is committing a genocide in Gaza?" https://t.co/qrU6kf4ozf
— Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (@CJPME) August 7, 2025
Press freedom group says world ‘must act’ to stop starvation in Gaza
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that outside journalists must be granted access to the Gaza Strip and that action is needed to end starvation caused by Israel’s blockade, which has largely continued despite a handful of mostly symbolic changes.
“The world must act now,” CPJ’s regional director, Sara Qudah, said.
Israel has not allowed foreign journalists into Gaza, and has killed dozens of Palestinian reporters working to document conditions there, including members of Al Jazeera’s team.
