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Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure

In order to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, do you think the United States should -- [ROTATED: put more pressure on the Palestinians to make the necessary compromises (or) put more pressure on the Israelis to make the necessary compromises]?

Latest wave fielded February 1 to 20, 2024. Primary source: Gallup trend table: Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure.

Trend

Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure: trendLine chart of 6 survey waves from 2007 Feb 1-4 to 2024 Feb 1-20. Exact values are in the table below.0%10%20%30%40%50%201020152020Year of fieldworkPercentPalestinians, February 1 to 4, 2007: 39%Palestinians, February 11 to 14, 2008: 38%Palestinians, February 7 to 10, 2013: 48%Palestinians, February 1 to 10, 2018: 50%Palestinians, February 3 to 18, 2021: 44%Palestinians, February 1 to 20, 2024: 39%Israelis, February 1 to 4, 2007: 30%Israelis, February 11 to 14, 2008: 25%Israelis, February 7 to 10, 2013: 25%Israelis, February 1 to 10, 2018: 27%Israelis, February 3 to 18, 2021: 34%Israelis, February 1 to 20, 2024: 36%Both (vol.), February 1 to 4, 2007: 11%Both (vol.), February 11 to 14, 2008: 15%Both (vol.), February 7 to 10, 2013: 10%Both (vol.), February 1 to 10, 2018: 6%Both (vol.), February 3 to 18, 2021: 7%Both (vol.), February 1 to 20, 2024: 8%Neither (vol.), February 1 to 4, 2007: 10%Neither (vol.), February 11 to 14, 2008: 10%Neither (vol.), February 7 to 10, 2013: 8%Neither (vol.), February 1 to 10, 2018: 9%Neither (vol.), February 3 to 18, 2021: 7%Neither (vol.), February 1 to 20, 2024: 7%No opinion, February 1 to 4, 2007: 10%No opinion, February 11 to 14, 2008: 11%No opinion, February 7 to 10, 2013: 10%No opinion, February 1 to 10, 2018: 8%No opinion, February 3 to 18, 2021: 8%No opinion, February 1 to 20, 2024: 9%
  • Palestinians
  • Israelis
  • Both (vol.)
  • Neither (vol.)
  • No opinion
Source: Gallup; see Sources below. Percentages of respondents.

Toplines

Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure: toplines by survey wave, percent (newest first)
Field datesPalestiniansIsraelisBoth (vol.)Neither (vol.)No opinionSample (n)Margin of error
February 1 to 20, 20243936879----
February 3 to 18, 20214434778----
February 1 to 10, 20185027698----
February 7 to 10, 2013482510810----
February 11 to 14, 20083825151011----
February 1 to 4, 20073930111010----

Pollster footnotes: (vol.) = volunteered response

Sources

  1. Gallup trend table: Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure, accessed October 13, 2026.

Cite

Gallup, "Which Side the U.S. Should Pressure," in Middle East Forum, U.S. Opinion on the Middle East, https://polls.meforum.org/q/gallup-us-pressure/.