Polling shows more Britons now 'anti-Israel' than 'pro'

Polling shows more Britons now ‘anti-Israel’ than ‘pro’

According to polling conducted by YouGov, considerably more Britons consider themselves to be ‘anti-Israel’ than ‘pro-Israel’. It follows two years of Israel conducting a genocide which consecutive UK governments supported:

📊 Results by age 👇👇👇

57% of young people are "anti-Israel", with just 6% describing themselves as pro-Israel.

Via @YouGov, 25-26 Nov pic.twitter.com/hbNT2ZVCax

— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ (@LeftieStats) December 5, 2025

Shifting opinions on Israel

The polling was conducted by YouGov between 25-26 November and released to their website on 4 December. As YouGov report:

Public attitudes to Israel are less one-sided than opinion on Russia. One in three Britons (34%) describe themselves as typically anti-Israel, outnumbering the one in seven (14%) who identify as pro-Israel. A further 36% do not align themselves with either view, while 16% are unsure how they’d describe their position.

YouGov also polled opinion on the ‘only democracy in the world‘ in relation to political support:

This included Your Party:

In another set of questions, YouGov asked for people’s opinion on how each party relates to the genocidal state:

They additionally asked how each party’s supporters viewed the parties they do not support, noting:

Perception of Labour’s position varies significantly between voters, which is far less the case for other parties. Reform UK and Conservative voters, the most likely to be pro-Israel, are more likely to see Labour as anti-Israel (36-48%) than pro-Israel (17-18%).

By contrast, Green voters, who are more likely to be anti-Israel, are three times more likely to perceive Labour as being pro-Israel (46%) than anti-Israel (15%).

Labour and Lib Dem voters are also more likely to see Labour as sympathetic to Israel (26-31%) than opposed to it (11-15%), though with the highest proportions seeing the party as being neither pro- nor anti- (23-24%).

Another point they picked out is that Labour’s stance is confusing voters more than any other party:

YouGov notes:

Those who describe themselves as anti-Israel are roughly three times more likely to see Labour as a pro-Israel party (47%) than an anti-Israel one (15%). By contrast, 63% of those who identify as pro-Israel believe Labour’s position is anti-Israel, roughly four times the 15% who feel Labour shares their view.