Poll: More Americans are pro-Israeli

[Scurrilous]

New Gallup survey reveals Israel is one of five countries Americans feel most favorably about; Palestinian Authority ranks near bottom along with Iran, North Korea

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3515594,00.html

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"Americans are decidedly more pro-Israeli these days, at least according to a new poll published on Thursday by the Gallup Organization. Gallup’s survey data revealed that 71% of Americans look favorably upon the State of Israel, a rise of some 8% from last year’s figures.

These figures represent an all-time high in terms of support for Israel, rivaled only by data compiled during the first Gulf War in 1991, when a staggering 79% of Americans polled indicated that they support the State of Israel. This was in large part due to the restraint exhibited by Israel in contending with repeated Scud missile attacks from Iraq on its civilian centers.

The newly released Gallup data also indicated that older Americans tend to be more pro-Israeli in their views. Support for Israel among Americans 35-54 years old stood at 74%, while 72% of Americans 55 year-old and above indicated that they looked favorably upon Israel. Among Americans between the ages of 18-34, support for Israel stood at only 65%.

Republicans, revealed the Gallup data, are emphatically more pro-Israeli in their views than their Democratic counterparts. A staggering 84% of Republicans indicated that they supported the State of Israel, as compared to only 64% of Democrats.

In respect to the Palestinian Authority, only a measly 16% of Democratic Party voters, and 15% of Republicans indicated that they looked favorably upon the PA."

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. We have shown over the last 8 years that we can all be on board...

for a good ol' fashioned looting and pillaging, after all.

[moobu2]

2. A large number of Americans believe

People lived with dinosaurs and the earth is around 6,000 years old as well. No accounting for ignorance.

[Phx_Dem]

6. Yeah that must be it

Americans must be to stupid to understand the realities in the ME.

:eyes:

[subsuelo]

7. Over half still believe Saddam had something to do with 9/11

You tell me if Americans have an understanding of the realities in the ME.

[Phx_Dem]

9. OK that's a good point

nt.

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[movonne]

4. Get a grip....

[azurnoir]

5. Can you find a link to the actual poll?

From gallups site all I could find was from 2007, who knows maybe they leaked to ynet? The poll I found shows that overwhelmingly Americans want to remain neutral, but things change. There were very recent polls about American attitudes about the Muslim world, but very little about Israel.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/1639/Middle-East.aspx

[Scurrilous]

8. Americans’ Most and Least Favored Nations

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104734/Americans-Most-Least-Favored-Nations.aspx

[azurnoir]

10. Thanks

guess I was being too specific I was searching Israel, Palestine, Mideast

[Vegasaurus]

11. Americans are, in general, very pro-Israel

and less positive about the rest of the middle east.

[azurnoir]

14. I think it has always been that way

it's not just American Jews either-Israel was very easy to support I did most of my life (I'm 51) until the last 10-12 years or so and the lessening of support has been gradual 2006 did me in.
As for the reasons for support they vary-Israel was/is the ultimate "rise from the ashes" story, the ultimate "good guy" Americans seem to need that, add to that the hatred of Arabs starting with they control oil and then 9/11. All in all I do not see the support changing much if at all in near future

[Vegasaurus]

12. Americans are, in general, very pro-Israel

and less positive about the rest of the middle east.

[hifalutin]

13. Don't you think

that religion has a lot to do with it?