In 2024 global leaders including Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron publicly questioned the leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Their criticisms came after the Gaza War reached a stalemate in March 2024 as Israel was planning an invasion of the Gaza City of Rafah. Western leaders insisted that all civilians should be evacuated from the city prior to an invasion. Netanyahu responded by saying that Israel is "not a banana republic" and doesn't listen to the other countries when security is on the line. Western leaders fear that if the Rafah invasion happens without an evacuation a further massacre of Palestinian citizens will take place. Israel political observers note that Netanyahu is incentivized to prolong the war since he will likely be voted out of office at its conclusion.
Response rates from 87 New Zealand voters.
34% Yes |
66% No |
34% Yes |
66% No |
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Unique answers from New Zealand voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, we shouldn't support oppressors and war criminals
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The government as a whole should not have preference on another countries candidates or leadership
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No. Hell No. OMFG No. The ICJ have just stated that they're guilty of genocide! The Israelis, perennial victims who went out and exorcized their demons by murdering tens of thousands of children in schools and hospitals. There should be no support for Israel - at all. Even the question makes me angry at the questioners. (If this was another country found guilty of genocide, you wouldn't ask!) Any support for these people makes NZ complicit, under international sanctions law, with genocide.
