Pew Survey Finds Majority Global Unfavorable View of Israel

Public opinion toward Israel and its leadership has declined significantly across much of the world over the past year, according to a major new international survey. The Pew Research Center found that a median of 67 percent of adults across 36 countries hold an unfavorable view of Israel, while only 25 percent hold a favorable view.

The survey, conducted from February 8 to May 13, indicates that negative perceptions have intensified in many nations compared to the previous year. Among 24 countries with comparable data from 2025, unfavorable opinions became more common in 13. Only Greece saw a marginal improvement. Notable year-on-year increases in unfavorable views were recorded in South Korea, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Views are especially negative in several Muslim-majority regions and countries surveyed, including Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. In Turkey, 97 percent of respondents reported an unfavorable view. All ten European countries surveyed also held generally unfavorable views, with particularly strong negative assessments in Italy, the Netherlands,...