First of all, they are very complicit(同谋的，共犯的) in the genocide(种族灭绝) in Gaza, says Ishan, a young Muslim in Manchester, asked about the Labour government. That’s a big thing. As the conflict in Gaza has ground on(缓慢持续地进行), Britons’ views of Israel have hardened(变得强硬/坚定). Fury at the Labour Party for its handling of the issue has fuelled(助长，加剧) the rise of pro-Gaza independent MPs, in constituencies with many Muslims, and of the Green Party elsewhere. But despite the passions around the matter, relatively few voters name Israel or Palestine as their most important concern. There are signs that the war is beginning to fade from people’s minds. Still, advocacy for Gaza has created a cohort(一群人，同辈) of (often young) left-populist(左翼民粹主义) voters.
首先，他们对加沙的种族灭绝负有同谋责任，曼彻斯特的一位年轻穆斯林伊桑在谈到工党政府时说道。这是件大事。随着加沙冲突持续不断，英国人对以色列的看法变得强硬。对工党处理该议题方式的愤怒，推动了亲加沙独立议员在穆斯林众多的选区以及绿党在其他地区的崛起。但尽管围绕此事情绪高涨，相对较少的选民将以色列或巴勒斯坦列为首要关切。有迹象表明，战争正开始从人们脑海中淡去。不过，对加沙的支持已经催生了一群（通常是年轻的）左翼民粹选民。
Britain is not an outlier(异常值，异类). In the median(中位数) of 24 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Centre(皮尤研究中心) in March 2025, 62% had an unfavourable(不利的，负面的) opinion of Israel, while 29% had a favourable view. In Britain the figures were 61% and 30%. Likewise YouGov(YouGov民意调查公司) found in May 2025 that 32% of Britons sympathised(同情，赞同) more with Palestine than Israel, compared with 18% in Germany, 24% in France, 31% in Italy and 33% in Spain.
英国并非异类。在皮尤研究中心2025年3月调查的24个国家中，中位数显示62%的人对以色列持负面看法，29%持正面看法。英国的数据是61%和30%。同样，YouGov在2025年5月发现，32%的英国人更同情巴勒斯坦而非以色列，而德国为18%，法国24%，意大利31%，西班牙33%。
Even so, there are reasons why the issue is especially fraught(充满紧张关系的) in Britain. Although the country supplies less than 1% of Israel’s arms imports, activists have latched onto(抓住，紧盯) the idea that the British government has supported Israel’s war. Britain’s history in the region has not helped.
即便如此，该议题在英国尤为紧张是有原因的。尽管英国仅供应以色列不到1%的武器进口，但活动人士紧紧抓住英国政府支持以色列战争的观点。英国在该地区的历史也毫无帮助。
