Poll: 30 percent of American Jews believe Israel committed genocide in Gaza About one-third of Americans, including a similar share of American Jews, believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, according to an AP-NORC poll reported by the Times of Israel. The survey found that about one-third of US adults, including roughly half of Democrats, believe Israel committed genocide during its war on Gaza.  About 20 percent of Americans said Israel had not committed genocide, while roughly half said they did not know enough to answer, the TOI reported. Among Jewish Americans, 30 percent said Israel had committed genocide, while 49 percent said it had not, according to the poll.