OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in Gaza.

Another poll suggests a slight majority of younger Canadians now say they’re optimistic about the prospects for peace in the Middle East — just as the broader public's mood returns to the pessimism seen decades ago.

"There is absolutely disappointment in the actions of the current Israeli government," said Adam Chapnick, a professor with the Royal Military College.

"That doesn't mean that they are long-term necessarily becoming less sympathetic to Israel as a whole."

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey last week of a demographically weighted sample of 1,522 Canadian ad

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