Half of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults feel U.S. should support Palestinians more, new survey says

Nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults believe the United States is not supportive enough of Palestinians in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a new report shows.

Nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults believe the United States is not supportive enough of Palestinians in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a new report shows. 

Almost the same percentage said that the U.S. is too supportive of Israelis, according to the survey released this week by AAPI Data/AP-NORC. In comparison, 36% of the general population said the U.S. isn’t supportive enough of Palestinians, a separate AP-NORC poll said. 

Ignoring the stances of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community on the issue could lead to trouble for President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in particular, AAPI Data Director Karthick Ramakrishnan said.

“Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are electorally consequential in many states,” he said. “The Democratic Party has to be concerned about where Asian Americans seem to stand on the Israel-Gaza question."

The data also showed that 45% of AAPI adults believe the U.S. is not supportive enough of Muslim communities in the country. When asked about Jewish communities, just more than a quarter said the same. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-american-pacific-islanders-palestinians-rcna136795

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