(robinshepherdonline).A new opinion poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for The Israel Project has shown a sharp rise in support for Israel in the United States. The poll also showed an extraordinary level of support for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and for many key policies endorsed by his party, Likud.
Among the most striking findings of the survey are the following:
** 95 percent of respondents say that the Palestinians must recognise Israel as a specifically Jewish state, something that the Palestinian leadership has adamantly refused to do.
** 63 percent say the United States should take Israel’s side in the conflict — up 19 percentage points from a similar poll in June — compared to just 8 percent for the Palestinians.
** Asked whether their feelings towards various political leaders were warm or cold — where scores above 50 percent indicate warmth and scores below it indicate coolness — Netanyahu got a score of 56 percent, just 3 percentage points below Barack Obama.
** 72 percent believe that Netanyahu is right to call a halt to settlement while allowing for natural growth.
** 90 percent agree with President Obama that the Palestinian leadership must do more to stop anti-Israeli incitement across Palestinian culture.
Among the most striking findings of the survey are the following:
** 95 percent of respondents say that the Palestinians must recognise Israel as a specifically Jewish state, something that the Palestinian leadership has adamantly refused to do.
** 63 percent say the United States should take Israel’s side in the conflict — up 19 percentage points from a similar poll in June — compared to just 8 percent for the Palestinians.
** Asked whether their feelings towards various political leaders were warm or cold — where scores above 50 percent indicate warmth and scores below it indicate coolness — Netanyahu got a score of 56 percent, just 3 percentage points below Barack Obama.
** 72 percent believe that Netanyahu is right to call a halt to settlement while allowing for natural growth.
** 90 percent agree with President Obama that the Palestinian leadership must do more to stop anti-Israeli incitement across Palestinian culture.
Said TIP Founder and President Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, “Israel’s commitment to peace with the Palestinians is long-standing and deep, and its prime minister supports a two-state solution.”
Mizrahi also pointed out that a majority (57 percent) of Americans believe that Israel’s new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is committed to reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians, while only one-third believed that either the Hamas leadership in Gaza (30 percent) or Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (36 percent) share that same commitment to peace.
Mizrahi also pointed out that a majority (57 percent) of Americans believe that Israel’s new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is committed to reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians, while only one-third believed that either the Hamas leadership in Gaza (30 percent) or Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (36 percent) share that same commitment to peace.