In a March 2025 Pew poll, 50% of GOP voters under the age of 50 expressed a negative view of Israel, compared to just 35% who had a negative view in 2022. An August 2025 University of Maryland Critical Issues survey found that just 24% of Republican voters ages 18-34 sympathize more with Israelis than Palestinians. Despite these numbers, the mainstream media is seemingly moving even further to the right on this issue. Self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss recently became editor-in-chief at CBS News, after selling her right-wing website, The Free Press, to CBS’s parent company, Paramount Skydance, for $150 million. The Free Press was frequently criticized for its Palestine coverage, which included a piece that claimed Gaza wasn’t actually experiencing a famine.