Almost Half of American Muslims Hold “Favorable” View Towards Hamas, Poll Finds
Hamas fighters on Feb. 22, 2025. Photo: Majdi Fathi via Reuters Connect Nearly half of American Muslims hold a favorable view of Hamas, the terrorist group that has controlled Gaza, according to a new Pew…
Assessment
A new Pew poll reveals that 44 percent of American Muslims view Hamas favorably, a figure far higher than any other religious group surveyed. This finding points to a significant divergence in public opinion within the United States regarding the conflict in Gaza. The data, drawn from a large national sample with oversampling of Jewish and Muslim adults, provides a statistically robust measure of this gap. The key question is how this divergence in public sentiment will influence political discourse and policy debates in the coming years.