71% of Spaniards consider that Israel is committing a genocide in Gazaaccording to the 44th wave of the Elcano Royal Institute barometer, which also indicates that 78% defend that European states should recognize the State of Palestine.

According to this survey, up to 60% of Spaniards support the two-state solution, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, as a solution to the conflict in the middle east20% more than two years ago, while Half of Spaniards blame Israel for the current war situation in Gaza, 34% blame both equally and 16% blame Palestine.

This study, of 1,000 interviews and a sampling error of 3.2%, was carried out from March 13 to April 9, 2024, and states that 67% of respondents agree or strongly agree that the European Union should impose sanctions on Israel, compared to 29% who are against. Only 28% of respondents agree that “Israel is doing what it needs to do in Gaza to defend itself from Hamas terrorism,” compared to 67% who disagree or strongly disagree with that statement.

Besides, 76% do not agree that the European Union should unconditionally support Israel, compared to 19% who did. In the future, 93% believe that Israel will continue attacking the Palestinians, 66% see it likely that terrorism against the West will increase, more than half (56%) believe that the war will spread to other areas of the Middle East and a A similar percentage (55%) believes that Israel will lose international support.

Pessimism regarding the future of the conflict is widespread because 88% of those surveyed see the horizon of a lasting peace agreement as unlikely or not at all likely., which only 15% trust. The Elcano barometer also reflects relevant differences according to political ideology. On the left, 76% blame Israel for the war in Gaza5% blame Palestine and 19% distribute responsibilities.

Photography is the opposite on the right, where 38% blame Palestine, 37% point out that both are equally responsible and 25% point to Israel as the culprit. The polarization is repeated in the case of the recognition of Palestine as a State. On the left, 94% believe that it should be produced now, while on the right, 54% support it and 40% do not agree with doing it now.