Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel

Majorities in most of the three dozen countries we’ve surveyed this
year express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence
in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

These findings come from a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb.
8-May 13, 2026. Most interviews took place after the United States and
Israel launched a military campaign in Iran on Feb. 28.

Across the 36 countries, a median of 67% of adults have an unfavorable
view of Israel, while 25% have a favorable view.

Views are particularly negative in the Muslim-majority places
surveyed, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey,
and the West Bank and East Jerusalem. (We were unable to survey in
Gaza.)

People in all European countries surveyed also give relatively
negative assessments of Israel. In Italy, the Netherlands and Spain,
around half of adults or more say they have a very unfavorable view of
the country.

Views of Israel are among the most positive in some of the sub-Saharan
African countries surveyed.

Differences by age

In several countries – mostly in North America and Europe – younger
people have more negative views of Israel than older people do. In
Hungary, for example, 72% of those ages 18 to 34 have an unfavorable
view of Israel, compared with 45% of those ages 50 and older. (Refer
to the detailed tables for more responses by age.)

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