Poll: 44%-30% Israelis want Trump over Biden as next US president

Most Israelis would rather see former American President Donald Trump win the coming U.S. election than see current President Joe Biden be re-elected, according to a poll published on Tuesday evening by local Channel 12 news.

Both Biden and Trump have secured their parties' nominations for the upcoming summer election, marking the official commencement of what promises to be a grueling and heated campaign.

In Israel, 44% of poll respondents said they prefer Trump to defeat Biden while 33% prefer Biden and 26% replied they were unsure.

The margin soared polling current Israeli government supporters versus those in opposition.

Among the respondents who voted for the government, 72% said they prefer Trump over Biden, while only 8% want Biden to win.

Among voters opposing Netanyahu's government, 55% want Biden and 23% prefer Trump. The poll was conducted on Tuesday, March 12, among 504 people representing a sample of Israel’s population above age 18. The maximum sampling error was reportedly 4.4 percentage points.

Incumbent candidate Biden strongly supported Israel at the beginning of the current war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, personally visiting the country some two weeks after the Oct. 7 terror attack.

Since then, the two governments have increasingly disagreed about Israel's defense and military policies in Gaza, especially regarding harm to civilians, the perceived lack of humanitarian aid, and the planned offensive into the town of Rafah.

Biden’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deteriorated to the point of public exchanges of blows between the two, with Biden publicly suggesting Netanyahu was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel.”

Trump hasn't officially commented on the current war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization, except for repeatedly stating that the murderous Hamas invasion of Israel would not have happened had he been in office.

Both Biden and Trump officially locked in their nominations after primary election wins on Tuesday.

Biden won a victory in the State of Georgia that pushed him over the needed delegate threshold and will be formally named the Democrat nominee at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.

“I am honored that the broad coalition of voters representing the rich diversity of the Democratic Party across the country have put their faith in me once again to lead our party – and our country – in a moment when the threat Trump poses is greater than ever,” Biden stated.

Trump crossed the Republican delegate threshold of 1,215 on Tuesday night, with wins in Georgia, Mississippi, Hawaii and Washington. His nomination was virtually assured when his final remaining challenger, Nikki Haley, exited the race last week.

Trump’s nomination will be formalized at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin between July 15-18.