U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-Israel positions have not earned him much support from American Jewish voters, a new survey has found.
According to the poll, 74% of U.S. Jews planned to vote for Democratic candidates in November's midterm elections. The figure corresponds with similar voting patterns in past elections.
Overall, 75% of American Jews disapproved of the president's policies, particularly on domestic issues such as immigration, taxes and health care.
The survey was conducted by the Mellman Group, a U.S. polling agency, for the nonpartisan Jewish Electorate Institute. It surveyed 800 American Jewish voters from a variety of backgrounds and geographic areas and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Trump's foreign policy didn't fare much better among American Jews, with widespread criticism of the president's handling of anti-Semitism, the Iranian nuclear deal and his decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In Israel, conversely, the embassy move has been warmly welcomed.
While a slim majority said they approved of Trump's warm relations with Israel, only 6% indicated that this will prompt them to consider supporting him or a Republican candidate.
Over 60% disapproved of how Trump has dealt with the Palestinians.
The Palestinians, who envision parts of Jerusalem as the future capital of an independent Palestinian state, severed ties with the U.S. after Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital last December. Since then, the U.S. has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in support for the Palestinians.
Although 92% of American Jews identified as "pro-Israel," 59% said they find fault with at least some of the Israeli government's policies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forged a close bond with Trump, deepening a rift with the mostly liberal Jewish American community.
The survey confirmed Jewish voters' entrenched loyalty to the Democratic party, "negative assessments" of Trump and showed that they "prioritize domestic issues in deciding which candidate to support," the poll's authors said.
