African Americans may be more supportive of U.S. backing for Israel than the media suggests, a new Fox News poll finds.
Poll Shows Unexpected Israel Support Among Black Voters
The poll indicates 25% of African American respondents say the United States is not supportive enough of Israel, compared with 19% of Hispanic voters and 15% of White voters.
Forty percent of Black voters disagree that America is too supportive of Israel, a lower share than the 44% of White voters and 56% of Hispanic voters who hold that view.
Obama, Harris, and Coates Fuel Anti‑Zionist Narrative
Former President Barack Obama accused Israel of “taking” Palestine from Palestinians during a Northern Ireland visit, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at a conference in Korea, condemned the Biden administration for failing to use U.S. leverage to curb Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
Writer Ta‑Nehisi Coates, appearing on a Vanity Fair podcast, blamed Harris’s 2024 defeat on her reluctance to speak out forcefully against Gaza and suggested she lacked the courage of her convictions.
Michigan Senate Race Highlights Tensions
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed faces Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers in a must‑win Michigan contest.
El‑Sayed’s campaign struggles with Jewish voters, whose roughly 130,000‑strong bloc could decide the race, after his alleged antisemitic remarks and ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Black voters in Michigan, who outnumber Jews, complain that El‑Sayed focuses on the West Bank rather than local issues, a sentiment echoed in a Republican ad that reads, “El‑Sayed cares more about the West Bank than West Detroit.”
Obama to Repair Harris’s Mess
After a September campaign stop that devolved into “word salad,” Harris will be joined by Obama in Detroit this weekend to shore up Black support.
Analysts say the former president’s intervention underscores the campaign’s broader misstep: projecting anti‑Israel rhetoric onto a 2028 presidential race while ignoring Black voters’ priority concerns such as homicide rates and unemployment.
Conclusion
While the media portrays Black and Palestinian experiences as aligned, the data and on‑the‑ground realities show divergent interests, and the anti‑Zionist attacks by Obama, Harris and Coates appear aimed at white audiences fearful of cancel culture rather than Black constituents.
