How Americans view Israel, Netanyahu and U.S.-Israel relations in 5 charts
Americans have generally positive views of Israel and its people. But their views of Israel’s government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are more mixed.
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Americans have generally positive views of Israel and its people. But their views of Israel’s government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are more mixed.
Americans express more confidence in Ukrainian President Zelenskyy than in any of the other six world leaders included in a new Pew Research Center survey.
Americans and Israelis now see one another’s leaders more negatively than in the recent past, and other key views have shifted as well.
The share of Americans who have no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since 2023.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.
People around the world see both strengths and flaws in the U.S., but they generally view the U.S. positively, according to a new survey of 24 countries.
As President Joe Biden embarks on his first visit to Israel as president, he does so against an amicable backdrop: A majority of adults in both Israel and the United States have favorable views of the other country and the current state of bilateral relations, though Americans’ views on Israel differ sharply by party and age.
67% of U.S. adults express a favorable view of the Israeli people; a much smaller share (48%) says the same about the Israeli government.
In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.
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