The British public want to ban arms sales to Israel by a majority of three to one, of those who have an opinion. That’s according to a Deltapoll survey carried out at the end of June for the online UAE news site, the National.
Worryingly, the poll also found that 36 percent of Britons thought Gaza ceasefire protests should not be allowed to go ahead in future, compared to only 41 percent who think they should be allowed. Freedom to protest does not have majority support, at least on Palestine.
Some 54 percent of Britons wanted weapon sales to Israel to end, and only 18 percent wanted them to continue. Support for the ban was highest among under-25-year-olds (75 percent), and reduced with age to 47 percent among over-65s.
The opposition to arms sales to Israel was in line with earlier polls. YouGov polls in April and May found that 56 percent of people wanted to end the export of weapons and parts to Israel and 55 percent of people supported suspending arms sales to Israel as long as the war on Gaza continues (see PN 2672).
There was also strong support for the next government to make a public demand for a ‘full ceasefire’ in the Gaza War. The Deltapoll survey in June found 62 percent in favour compared to only 12 percent against.
The May YouGov poll found 73 percent of people supported an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in line with previous polls (see PN 2671).