More than half of U.S. adults (53%) now express an unfavorable opinion of Israel, up from 42% in March 2022 – before the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 24-30 looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and global trade actions. Americans’ confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also remains relatively low (32%). Opinions are more mixed on whether Trump is striking the right balance in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, with 31% saying they see him favoring the Israelis too much and 29% saying he is striking the right balance, with 3% saying he’s favoring the Palestinians too much. In addition, Americans are divided over how likely it is that Trump will pursue the U.S. taking over Greenland or Gaza. Around one-in-five Americans think Trump is extremely or very likely to pursue taking over Greenland (23%) or Gaza (20%), with more saying these actions are not too or not at all likely. Still, by more than a two-to-one margin, Americans oppose rather than favor the U.S. taking over these territories.