Israelis Oppose, Support Obama
So have you heard the one about how when there are two Jews in a room, there are three opinions? Now there is statistical evidence of this:
The poll of 501 Israelis, sponsored by Yediot Aharonot and representing a statistical sample of the population, found that 53 percent believed Obama’s policies were not good for Israel and just 26% said they were good. The rest did not respond.
Okay so that seems simple enough. Just over half of Israelis do not agree with President Obama’s policies. But wait:
A majority (56% vs. 40%) said Netanyahu should give into Obama’s demands. However, most respondents (50% vs. 44%) said they did not believe Netanyahu would allow the formation of a Palestinian state.
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On the settlement issue, Israelis, unlike the Obama government, differentiate between established settlements and unauthorized outposts. Seventy percent called for removing outposts, and just 25% supported keeping them. However, regarding freezing current settlements, the gap was much smaller, with 52% in favor and 43% opposed.
Did you catch that? Let’s break it down by the numbers:
- 53% believe Obama’s policies are bad for Israel.
- 56% think Bibi Netanyahu should follow Obama’s policies (which they think are bad for Israel)
- 52% say Israel should freeze settlement building (which is one of Obama’s policies… which they think Netanyahu should follow… even though they think it is bad for Israel.
Oy gevault!
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