A new Smith poll is out for the JPost (the results of some of the earlier polls can be seen above), and while President Obama is seen as 'pro-Israel' by more Israelis than at any other time in the last four years, a plurality still believe that
Hussein Obama favors the 'Palestinians.'
The poll of 500 Israelis representing a sample of the adult population
found that 36 percent considered the Obama administration more
pro-Palestinian than pro-Israel, 26% said it was more pro-Israel than
pro- Palestinian, and 26% called it neutral. The percentage of people
who believed that Obama’s government leaned toward Israel was the
highest in Smith polls in nearly four years.
Israelis who voted
for right-wing parties were more likely to consider the Obama
administration more pro-Palestinian, with 46% saying this and 22%
calling it more pro-Israel. Voters of centrist and left-wing parties
were more likely to call the administration more pro-Israel.
Among
Yesh Atid, Hatnua and Kadima voters, 36% said the administration was
more pro-Israel, and 30% said more pro-Palestinian. Thirty-six percent
of voters for Labor, Meretz and Arab parties said Obama’s administration
was more pro- Israel, twice as many as the 18% who said it was more
pro- Palestinian.
And by the way, if Netanyahu decides to strike Iran, the poll says that he will have plenty of support.
Much of Obama’s visit is expected to be geared toward reassuring
Israelis that he will do everything possible to prevent Iran’s
nuclearization. The poll asked Israelis whether they would support an
Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear installations if sanctions did not work
and the US and Europe refused to attack.
Among the general
public, 55% said yes, 27% said no, and 18% did not have an opinion.
Support for a strike was higher among right-wingers (76%), than among
centrists (36%) and left-wingers (25%). The percentage of people
opposing a strike was 48% of centrists and 62% of left-wingers, but just
9% among voters of right-wing parties.
Hmmm.
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