This shift comes as Israel approaches the two-year mark of its genocidal war—and now mass forced displacement—of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In Ohio, which is considered a red state, State Senator Sen. Beth Liston announced that she would be cancelling a paid trip to Israel, describing it as propaganda. Following the United Nations designation of Israel's war on Gaza as a genocide earlier this month, Bernie Sanders of Vermont became the first US senator to use the term. In another noteworthy move, a growing bloc of progressive Democrats are supporting the recognition of a Palestinian state. Meanwhile, the latest Gallup poll on this issue shows that Republicans' support for Israel's war on Gaza has gone up since their previous poll on the subject was taken in September.