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How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians

How closely would you say you have followed the recent situation in the Middle East involving Israel and the Palestinians -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not at all?

Latest wave fielded March 1 to 20, 2024. Primary source: Gallup trend table: How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians.

Trend

How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians: trendLine chart of 2 survey waves from 2023 Nov 1-21 to 2024 Mar 1-20. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%20232024Year of fieldworkPercentVery closely, November 1 to 21, 2023: 31%Very closely, March 1 to 20, 2024: 34%Somewhat closely, November 1 to 21, 2023: 41%Somewhat closely, March 1 to 20, 2024: 40%Not too closely, November 1 to 21, 2023: 17%Not too closely, March 1 to 20, 2024: 19%Not at all closely, November 1 to 21, 2023: 10%Not at all closely, March 1 to 20, 2024: 6%No opinion, March 1 to 20, 2024: *%
  • Very closely
  • Somewhat closely
  • Not too closely
  • Not at all closely
  • No opinion
Source: Gallup; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesVery closelySomewhat closelyNot too closelyNot at all closelyNo opinionSample (n)Margin of error
March 1 to 20, 20243440196*----
November 1 to 21, 202331411710------

Pollster footnotes: * Less than 0.5%

Sources

  1. Gallup trend table: How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Gallup, "How Closely Americans Followed Israel and the Palestinians," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-followed-closely/.