Despite two full months of pro-war media coverage and Israeli-government-only talking points, most people want this thing to stop, writes Dave DeCamp at Antiwar.com, and as Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul comment:
Polling continues to show that the majority of Americans favor a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, a position the Biden administration has rejected.
The latest poll from Data for Progress found that 61% of American voters support the idea of the US calling for a “permanent” ceasefire in Gaza and a general de-escalation of violence, including 76% of Democrats, 49% of Republicans, and 57% of independent or third-party voters.
When presented with arguments for and against the idea of a ceasefire, 52% of respondents still supported a permanent truce, while 34% opposed the idea, and 14% said they didn’t know what position to take. Read the rest.