MOSCOW, August 15 More than a quarter of Americans believe that US Vice President Kamala Harris is more sympathetic to Palestine than to Israel, and more than half consider Russia and Iran to be enemies of the United States, according to the results of a YouGov poll conducted jointly with the Economist magazine.
According to the poll, 28% of respondents believe that Kamala Harris's «sympathies are with» the Palestinians, while 13% said she supports Israel. Another 23% believe the presidential candidate equally supports both sides of the conflict, and 36% were undecided.
The poll also found that about half of Americans consider Russia and Iran to be enemies of the United States. Another 25% and 21%, respectively, believe that these countries are unfriendly. Only 4% of respondents consider Russia to be a «friendly» country, while the same figure for Iran is 2%. And only 1% of Americans consider both countries to be allies of the United States. According to the poll, 15% were undecided about Russia's relationship to the United States, and about 20% of respondents did not give an answer about Iran.
The poll was conducted from August 11 to 13, 2024, among 1,567 adult US citizens. The margin of error is approximately 3.3 percentage points.
In late July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Harris to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian enclave in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages. Following the meeting, Harris publicly called on the Israeli leadership to conclude a deal with the Palestinian movement Hamas as soon as possible and stated the need to «end the suffering of the Palestinians.» In this regard, American media and experts believe that Vice President Harris has a more neutral position on Israel than the current US President Joe Biden, who calls himself a «Zionist.» Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir previously rejected Harris's call for a ceasefire, saying that «there will be no end to the war.»
The US presidential election will be held on November 5.