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Majority of Americans Back UN Recognition of Palestine as Support for Gaza Aid Rises

The findings coincide with allied plans for Palestinian recognition, reflecting mounting concern over hunger in Gaza.

Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, August 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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A view of destroyed buildings in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between Gaza and Israel, August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Overview

  • New Reuters/Ipsos polling shows 58% of U.S. adults say all UN members should recognize Palestine as a state.
  • Sixty-five percent say the United States should take action to help people in Gaza facing starvation, while 28% disagree.
  • Fifty-nine percent view Israel’s military response in Gaza as excessive, up from 53% in a February 2024 Reuters/Ipsos survey.
  • The online survey, conducted August 13–18 among 4,446 adults, carries a margin of error of about ±2 percentage points.
  • The poll followed announcements by Canada, the UK and France that they intend to recognize Palestine, as the UN rights office says insufficient aid is entering Gaza and Israel studies Hamas’s reply to a proposed 60‑day truce with partial hostage releases.