Poll: Majority of Americans oppose sending US forces to defend Israel

Chicago (Quds News Network)- A new survey has found that 56 percent of the American public opposes sending US troops to “defend Israel” if Iran responded to Israel’s assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

The survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs was conducted between June 21 and July 1.

An overall 42 percent of the US public would favor using US troops to defend Israel if Iran responded (56% oppose). While a slim majority of Republicans would favor US forces defending Israel in this scenario (53%), only four in 10 Independents (42%) and third of Democrats (34%) agree.

In addition, the narrow majority that previously supported using US troops to defend Israel has now dissipated to 41 percent (55% oppose).
Here too, Republicans are more likely than other partisans to favor using US troops (55%), but at much lower levels than 2015 through 2021 readings. A third of Independents (35%) and Democrats (35%) would favor using US troops to defend Israel if its neighbors attacked, also lower than previous levels.

The one instance presented to Americans where a majority (54%) would still favor using US troops is in a peacekeeping scenario if Israel and the Palestinians reached a peace agreement. Democrats (62%) are the most willing of all the partisans to use US troops in a peacekeeping manner, consistent with previous polling. About half of Independents (51%) and Republicans (48%) agree.