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Israelis more confident Iran can be handled

With the world talking about attacking Iran, more Israelis feel confident that they could live with a nuclear Iran. That's the ironic result of a survey question I have not seen asked in a long time.

In 2009, 23% of Israelis said that if Iran acquired nuclear weapons, they would move elsewhere. In a survey taken this week, that number has dropped to 11%.

Poll carried out Wednesday night 2 November 2011 by Dialogue for Haaretz of a representative sample of 495 adults Israelis (including Israeli Arabs).
Statistical error +/- 4.6 percentage points and published in Haaretz on 3 and 4 November 2011

Should Israel attack the Iranian nuclear facilities?
Yes 41% No 39% Don't know/no reply 20%

Are you confident in the decisions made in the Iranian matter by PM Netanyahu and DM Barak?
Yes 52% No 37% Don’t know/no reply 11%

Should there be public discussion of the attack or does this cause damage?
Causes damage 51% Important to have discussion 39% Don't know 10%

What are the chances that attacking Iran will cause a war against Hezbollah and Hamas?
High 59% Moderate 21% Low 7% No chance 5% Don't know 8%

If Iran gets an atomic bomb will you consider leaving Israel?
Yes 11% No 84% Don't know 5%

Hmmm.

Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli polls

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:38 AM