Public support for Israel in the United States has dropped sharply, with younger voters driving a significant shift that could reshape future politics.

The bipartisan support Israel and its powerful lobby have enjoyed for decades in the US – with lawmakers from both parties insisting the federal government must help Israel “defend itself” with nearly $4 billion per year in military aid – is likely to shift considerably in the coming years as public support for the country continues to collapse, particularly among young voters, in the latest Pew Research poll.

The  survey was taken last month as the US-Israeli war on Iran, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  reportedly pitched to President Donald Trump in an unusual Situation Room meeting in February, was escalating and spreading across the Middle East. It found that overall, 60 per cent of US adults had an unfavourable view of Israel.

That share has grown considerably since 2022, before Israel began its US-backed war on the population of Gaza in retaliation for a Hamas-led attack. That year, just 42 per cent in the US viewed Israel unfavourably.

Public opposition to the country’s government has also gone up by seven percentage points since last........

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