As Israeli politics becomes increasingly right-wing and confrontational towards Palestinians, "instant access to that reality through social media" accelerates the trend shown in the new Gallup data, Khaled Elgindy, director of the Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute, told Insider.
The "availability of instant images and videos and stories of repression in Palestine has an impact," he added.
A "threshold has been crossed," as support for Palestinians now exceeds support for Israelis among rank-and-file Democrats, which is "a very significant moment — for lots of reasons," Elgindy said.
The changes in Democrat's opinions "will probably affect policy," Elgindy said. "Will it take five years? Ten years? A generation? That remains to be seen."