A growing number of young Republicans in the US have turned against Israel, raising questions about whether the party's long-standing support for that country can be taken for granted, the Axios reported.
"Something is absolutely brewing among young Republicans," said Shibley Telhami, director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll and professor of government and politics.
Republican support for Israel has come under strain as Israel's genocide has devastated Gaza, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clashed with US President Donald Trump's team about efforts to end the Iran war.
For years, Netanyahu sought to offset declining Democratic support for Israel by cultivating Republicans.
But recent polling and criticism from prominent right-wing figures suggest cracks are emerging in that support, particularly among younger conservatives, according to the report.
Generational divide
An April Pew Research Center poll found that four in 10 Republicans hold an unfavourable view of Israel.
Among Republicans aged 18 to 49, that figure rises to 57 percent, while one in four Republicans aged 50 and older hold a negative view.
A Quinnipiac University poll this month found that one in five Republicans said the US is too supportive of Israel — three times the level recorded after October 7.
A University of Maryland Critical Issues poll also showed that less than half of Republicans, 46 percent, believed Israel's genocide in Gaza was justified as “self-defence”.
Among Republicans aged 18 to 34, only 22 percent backed Israel's actions and war.
The backlash has been fuelled by high-profile "America First" anti-interventionist voices, including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who have criticised US support for Israel.
US Vice President JD Vance also criticised Israeli officials who opposed the Iran deal.
"If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world," he said.
