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Source: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5107276-bipartisan-support-israel-hamas-peace/
Polling Reveals Americans' Widespread, Bipartisan Support for Israel
(The Hill) Douglas Schoen and Carly Cooperman - New polling by the public opinion company Schoen Cooperman Research, conducted on behalf of the Israel on Campus Coalition, indicates that solid majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents want the U.S. to continue supporting Israel. Due to the widespread bipartisan support for Israel, Americans widely believe that Israel must be able to take whatever measures are necessary to eliminate terror and that Hamas must not be allowed to govern Gaza following the war. 57% felt that a final deal should require Hamas's removal from power, while only 10% believed that Hamas should be allowed to continue ruling Gaza. 56% of Americans support and 19% oppose Israel resuming its military campaign in Gaza to remove Hamas, should Hamas violate the ceasefire deal. The data suggest that the anti-Israel protests that have erupted in American cities and on campuses since the war began do not align with the true mood of the American people. Moreover, 76% of Republicans, 57% of independents, and 53% of Democrats agree that "the U.S. should remain a steadfast ally of Israel and fully support it in a war with Iran."