Survey: Israel Increasingly Reviled Worldwide

A large-scale survey conducted by the Pew Research Center has found that Israel’s global position continues to decline. The majority of the 36 countries surveyed hold an unfavourable view of the nation.

The survey, conducted between 8 February and 13 May, found that an average of 67 per cent of adults in the surveyed countries have a negative view of Israel, compared to only 25 per cent who hold a positive view.

Pew noted that most interviews were conducted after the US and Israel launched a campaign against Iran on 28 February, an escalation that has triggered global economic difficulties.

Hostility towards Israel is particularly evident in Muslim-majority countries included in the survey, such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey, as well as the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Pew stated that they were unable to conduct polling in Gaza.

European populations are similarly unfavourable. In Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain, approximately two-thirds or more of adults reported having a very unfavourable view of Israel.

These findings suggest that Israel’s international image, which has been battered by the genocide in Gaza, has worsened further since the conflict involving Iran. Pew reported that negative views increased in 13 out of the 24 countries where trend data was available.

In Argentina, for example, 46 per cent of adults held a negative view of Israel in 2025; that figure has now risen to 55 per cent. The number of people with very unfavourable views has also seen double-digit increases in Australia, Italy, Nigeria, Poland, and the United Kingdom.