One-third of American college students believe the Palestinians are a better ally for the United States than Israel, according to a poll published last week by Yale University’s Buckley Institute.

The survey of 820 undergraduates across the US, conducted in early September, found that 33 percent of respondents said Palestine was a better ally for the United States, while only 29% said Israel was the better option of the two. The remaining 38% said they were unsure, leaving 71% wary of a relationship that US President Donald Trump has referred to as “an unbreakable bond.”

Among self-identified liberals, the Palestine option was preferred 46%-25%. Among conservatives, Israel was ahead 43%-16%. Those who identified as moderates preferred Israel moderately, by a margin of 30%-26%.

It was not clear whether students believed that Palestine referred to the Palestinian Authority widely seen as teetering on the brink of collapse, the Hamas terrorist group that currently rules the Gaza Strip, or another entity.

The study by Buckley, whose mission is to promote intellectual diversity and freedom of speech at Yale, comes at a time when Jews increasingly experience antisemitism on college campuses. A recent

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