New Polling: 84% Of Voters Support Van Hollen Resolution To Investigate Israel’s Killing of U.S. Citizens

83% of Democrats, 86% of Independents, and 82% of Republicans back resolution

By IMEU Policy Project

Polling released Monday, September 28, by IMEU Policy Project and conducted by Data For Progress found that US voters overwhelmingly support a new resolution from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), backed by 23 senators, to invoke Section 502b of the Foreign Assistance Act to force a vote requesting a State Department review of Israel’s actions in the West Bank.

84% of all voters, including 83% of Democrats and 82% of Republicans, support a State Department review of cases where US citizens are believed to have been harmed or killed by Israel’s military or Israeli settlers. 72% of all voters, including 75% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans, support the resolution’s demand for a review of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The polling sampled over 1,202 voters from September 17-21 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.

View the full poll including toplines and crosstabs here.

MORE KEY FINDINGS

• • 68% of voters, including 75% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans, say Israel should be held to the same standards as any country that receives US assistance
  • 85% of voters, including 82% of Democrats and 86% of Republicans, believe the US should launch independent investigations into the cases of Americans believed to have been killed by Israel’s military or Israeli settlers
  • 84% of voters, including 86% of Democrats and 82% of Republicans, believe the US should take action to hold Israel accountable if a State Department review found the Israeli government contributed to the harming or killing of US citizens. Among these voters:
    • 81% support sanctions against Israeli settlers
    • 77% support sanctions against the Israeli government
    • 74% support restricting lines of credit and economic support to Israel
    • 67% support restricting trade with Israeli companies that operate in West Bank settlements
    • 65% support restricting trade with Israeli companies that receive Israeli government support
    • 62% support ending US military assistance to Israel
    • 60% support banning Israeli government and military personnel from entering the US
    • 55% support arresting Israeli government and military personnel who enter the US

  • 71% of voters say the US government should press for the release of 20-year-old American citizen Sama Safi, who is currently being held in an Israeli prison, even if the Israeli government disagrees