Two thirds of Canadians call humanitarian situation in Gaza ‘moral outrage’: Poll

Data released Thursday by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds three-in-five Canadians say their country should recognise a Palestinian state (61 percent), with the same number agreeing that Hamas must be removed from Gaza for this to be a realistic path forward (63 percent).

Amid widespread reports of starvation, two-thirds (64 percent) say that this is a "moral outrage", rather than merely overblown (18 percent) or something they’re unsure about (18 percent).

Three-in-five Canadians (61 percent) agree that it's Israel that is obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Right after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, Israel (28 percent) and “both sides equally” (31 percent) garnered the most responses in terms of who Canadians sympathise with the most.

At the time, only 18 percent chose Palestinians as a response.

Now, that figure has doubled with 37 percent choosing Palestinians, 27 percent saying both sides, and one-in-five saying Israel (19 percent).