Poll: UK Public Overwhelmingly Backs Gaza Ceasefire

Date: 10 January 2024 - 21:44

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LONDON (Dispatches) – The British public overwhelmingly support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a new poll has found.
Commissioned by Medical Aid for Palestinians and the Council for Arab-British Understanding, the poll was conducted by YouGov on Dec. 20-21 last year.
It found that 71 percent of the UK public believe there definitely (48 percent) and probably (23 percent) should be an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The results come as civilian casualties in the Palestinian enclave reach more than 23,000 dead and 58,000 wounded, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported.
Just 12 percent of the British public believe that there should definitely not (6 percent) and probably not (6 percent) be a ceasefire.
A YouGov poll carried out in October last year showed similar levels of support among the British public for a ceasefire.
MAP CEO Melanie Ward said: “Three months of bombardment and siege have resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“Children are starving, the health system is collapsing and nearly 2 million people displaced from their homes.
“The message from the public couldn’t be clearer: This must end now, and our politicians must play their part in making that happen.”
The poll also asked respondents about their views on the UK government’s actions toward the conflict.
Just 17 percent approved of Britain’s handling of the war, compared to 29 percent disapproval.
Meanwhile, supervisors in San Francisco approved a resolution calling for an extended ceasefire in Gaza.
Ceasefire advocates in the audience erupted into cheers and chants of “Free Palestine” after the 8-3 vote Tuesday on a last-minute compromise proposed by Aaron Peskin, president of the Board of Supervisors. It is more succinct than the original resolution.
Peskin, who is Jewish, acknowledged that no resolution would receive the board’s unanimous support and lamented that they could not use the opportunity to bridge San Franciscans on both sides of the issue.