Almost half of Australians (49%) say the Australian Government should ‘not take sides’ in the current crisis in Israel & Gaza
Now 49% of Australians say the Australian Government should ‘not take sides’ in the current crisis in Israel and Gaza according to a special Roy Morgan online survey conducted in conjunction with the Islamic Society of South Australia with a cross-section of 1,006 Australians aged 18+ from Thursday November 16 – Monday November 20, 2023
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Key findings of the survey are:
Nearly two-fifths (39%) of Australians say the Australian Government is ‘favouring the Israelis’ compared to only 10% who say the Australian Government is ‘favouring the Palestinians’;
A large majority of 80% of Australians say Hamas should return the Israeli hostages unconditionally;
A clear majority (57%) of Australians say the Australian Government should increase pressure on Israel to allow for immediate humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza;
Two-fifths (40%) of Australians say the Israeli army should withdraw their armed forces from Gaza immediately while 33% say they should not and 27% don’t know;
If the 27% of Australians saying ‘don’t know’ to this question are excluded, a majority of 55% of the remainder say the Israeli army should withdraw their armed forces from Gaza immediately – up 4% from a special Roy Morgan SMS Poll conducted in early November, compared to 45% (down 4%) that say the Israeli army should not.
