Overview

• Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults say all UN members should recognize Palestine as a state, with 33% opposed and 9% undecided, according to a Aug. 13–18 Reuters/Ipsos poll.
• Sixty-five percent want the U.S. to act to help Palestinians facing starvation in Gaza, as the UN human rights office says Israel is not allowing in enough aid; Israel blames Hamas, which denies it.
• Fifty-nine percent of respondents say Israel’s military response in Gaza has been excessive, up from 53% in a February 2024 Reuters/Ipsos survey.
• Support shows partisan differences, with 78% of Democrats favoring recognition compared with 41% of Republicans in the latest polling of 4,446 adults (±2 percentage points).
• The poll follows announcements by Canada, the United Kingdom and France that they plan to recognize a Palestinian state, as two officials say Israel is reviewing Hamas’s reply to a proposed 60‑day truce and partial hostage-release deal.