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Pew Poll Shows 44 Percent of American Muslims View Hamas Favorably

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Pew Poll Shows 44 Percent of American Muslims View Hamas Favorably
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Dems pull support for Platner and why renewed tensions with Iran will prove costly |Batya! Full Show
"44% of American Muslims have a favorable view of Hamas. I mean, I have a lot of Muslim neighbors. The idea that, you know, they have a 50% chance of having a favorable view of Hamas really stopped me in my tracks."
A Pew Research poll found that 44% of American Muslims hold favorable views of Hamas, a finding that both host Batia Unger-Sargon and pollster Mark Penn found significant though Penn cautioned about sample size given Muslims represent only 1.5% of the US population. Penn noted broader Israel support polls show approximately 25% of Americans siding with Hamas over Israel, down from 20% previously, with erosion concentrated among young Democratic women.
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