A quarter of Americans oppose tearing down Israeli hostage posters
Core finding
About a quarter of Americans (26%) oppose people ripping down or defacing Israeli hostage posters, the most common response in a September 2025 Verasight survey. Nearly as many (24%) say they don't know what happened on Oct. 7, 2023.
Another 19% call those who rip down the posters antisemitic and 18% say they don't care about them, while smaller shares see the removals as resistance to occupation (6%), support ripping them down (4%), or don't believe the hostages exist (2%).
Topline scale
A quarter of Americans oppose tearing down Israeli hostage posters.
How do you feel about people ripping down or defacing Israeli hostage posters since 10/7/23?
n = 1,000 · Sep 22–29, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 22–29, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025
How do you feel about people ripping down or defacing Israeli hostage posters since 10/7/23?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.