Last year in August 2025, I published my article Jews are NOT Oppressed: The Myth of Systemic Antisemitism. In it, I included an exhaustive list of polling data I gathered from around the internet on the opinion of Jews worldwide towards Israel. Most of the surveys were conducted after the start of the 2023 Gaza genocide. The results showed consistent and overwhelming support for Israel among the global Jewish population, with a rough weighted total average of over 85%.
In this article, I decided to go through newer polling data released since August 2025 to see if things have changed a year after I published my initial findings. Below is a summary of results from surveys I found of American, Canadian, British and Israeli Jews in descending order of recency.
The results show that while favorability toward Israel has declined compared to previous years, it remains in the majority across all countries. A majority of Jews polled also do not even consider Israel's actions in Gaza constitute a genocide. Most importantly, the question at the core of Zionism—whether Israel should exist as a Jewish state—still commands overwhelming approval.
Israel's Right to Exist as a Jewish State • US: 72-87% support Israel's right to exist; 66-83% say denying this is antisemitic.
• UK: 81-82% support its right to exist.
• Canada: 92% support its right to exist.
• Israel: 87% say Zionism is not racist; 85% identify as Zionist; 1% as Anti-Zionist.
Attachment to & Favorability of Israel:
• US: 55-71% have a favorable view or feel emotionally attached to Israel; 63% say supporting Israel is important to their Jewish identity; 70-83% view Israeli people favorably.
• UK: 75% feel emotionally attached.
• Canada: 69% feel emotionally attached. Views on the Gaza War & Genocide
• US: 73% say Israel's immediate response to Oct. 7 was justified; 42-46% say ongoing operations are justified; 49-78% deny genocide.
• UK: 81% deny genocide.
• Canada: 70% say Israel's actions are legal/legitimate; 87-90% deny genocide; 64% do not blame Israel for famine.
• Israel: 71-92% rate the IDF highly; 68% want Israel to stay in Gaza; 61% deny famine reports.
Aid & Arms to Israel:
• US: Only 26% support stopping financial and military assistance; 59% support sending more arms.
• Canada: Only 20% support an arms embargo on Israel; 71% support increased aid to Israeli civil society. Antisemitism & Anti-Zionism
• US: 83% say too many critics of Israel use antisemitic tropes; 38-54% view certain anti-Israel actions as antisemitic; 89% say anti-Zionism is linked to antisemitism.
• Canada: 45% say calling Israel "apartheid” is definitely antisemitic; 45% say calling it "genocide" is definitely antisemitic.
• Israel: 78% say anti-Zionism is linked to antisemitism; 68% say boycotts are antisemitic.
Based on the latest polling evidence, little has fundamentally changed. While favorability toward Israel and approval of its conduct have shifted somewhat, overall support for Israel—particularly its status as a "Jewish state"—remains nearly unchanged, with the vast majority of Jews continuing to back the Zionist project, even as they express reservations about its current government.
So one must ask: given the facts presented here—nearly three years into a genocide carried out by the “Jewish state,” by Jews, for Jews, at the expense of non-Jews, with the overwhelming support of Jews worldwide—why does the Western “pro-Palestine” movement spend so much time and energy doing free PR for Jews? Why go so far as to lie on their behalf about what they actually believe? The Western left loves to talk about "centring voices." Well, this is what they've said. So why speak over them?
As an antizionist Jew who grew up in the Midwest, I'm fairly confident that its the immense amount of Israeli propaganda being shoved down the faces of young Jews at youth groups, Summer camps, 'Hebrew' classrooms.
Thinking back to the BS we were taught when I was young is horrifying. It's really shameful.
I presume you mean the united states midwest. Can I ask you some questions? Ill put behind spoiler.
spoiler
Do you attend religious events?
Are those synagogue or organization anti-'israel' (not just antizionist)?
Are the other participants extremist zionists or liberal zionists?
Are some of them ex-idf members there?
Yep, sorry my initial reply was from my phone and I was struggling with how much to add. United States > Midwest.
I'm going to answer them without spoiler, in order. And with the HUGE caveat that I do not speak for all Jewish people.
I'll end with one last thing:
Dang that's a wall of text, sorry. **Also, edited some formatting because bulleted lists are tough
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I appreciate the thoughtful answer. I can only hope that sensible people will continue to resist attempts to conflate Judaism with Zionism. All attempts to do so play directly into the hands of neonazis.
Anti-Zionist means upholding al Thawabet at bare minimum.
It sounds like what you are describing for these individuals and organizations is largely not this. This is important.
Liberal Zionism has a specific meaning. This article explains https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/dismantling-israel
This interview discusses "the left" and Palestine. It should also be read. https://calla.substack.com/p/khaled-barakat
I think your answers are relevant. It's possible the only synagogues on earth that prays for the victory of the forces of good, the Resistance, is probably in Iran.
In US or other countries, they don't all need to say it but it is weird there's not even one? I could be wrong though.