24. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised that Israel would not build
any new settlements in the West Bank, but that Israel must be allowed to
accommodate natural growth of existing settlements. (A)
SUPPORT 72% OPPOSE 23%
39. Which statement comes closer to your own opinion? (A)
29% If negotiations and sanctions don't work and Iran develops a
nuclear weapon, it will not have a significant impact on my security and we
should not use military force to stop it.
...or...
63% If negotiations and sanctions don't work, we need to do
everything possible to stop Iran even if it means targeted conventional
military action.
4% DON'T KNOW
4% REFUSED
40. Which statement comes closer to your own opinion? (B)
13% With all the problems that America is facing at home now, we
should reduce our efforts to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
...or...
84% Even with all the problems that America faces at home now, we
must still work hard to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
2% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
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August 22-25, 2009 N=800 Registered Voters
Project: #09361 Margin of Error = + 3.46%
(A), (B) = QUESTIONS ASKED OF RANDOM HALF-SAMPLES (N=400 EACH)
Now, for each of the following people or groups of people, please rate each
one using a one to one hundred scale, where one means you have a cold/very
unfavorable feeling toward that person and one hundred means you have a
warm/very favorable feeling toward that person, and fifty is neutral. Of
course, you can choose any number between one and one hundred depending on
how you feel.
1. Israel
MEAN 66 51-100 57% 1-49 12%
2. U.S. President Barack Obama
MEAN 59 51-100 54% 1-49 33%
3. The Palestinians (A)
MEAN 44 51-100 22% 1-49 38%
4. Hamas (A)
MEAN 22 51-100 5% 1-49 49%
5. President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas (A)
MEAN 34 51-100 10% 1-49 49%
6. Iran=s President Ahmadinejad (A)
MEAN 22 51-100 5% 1-49 72%
7. Arabs (A)
MEAN 51 51-100 29% 1-49 24%
8. Iran (B)
MEAN 32 51-100 10% 1-49 62%
9. Hezbollah (B)
MEAN 24 51-100 3% 1-49 59%
10. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (B)
MEAN 56 51-100 36% 1-49 17%
11. Now, thinking about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the
Palestinians in the Middle East, please tell me whether, in general, you
consider yourself to be...
24% a strong supporter of Israel
35% a supporter of Israel
7% a supporter of the Palestinians
...or...
1% a strong supporter of the Palestinians
8% NEITHER, LEAN ISRAEL
3% NEITHER, LEAN PALESTINE
18% HARD NEITHER
3% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
59% TOTAL ISRAEL
8% TOTAL PALESTINIANS
12. And, regardless of which side you may support in this conflict, please
tell me whether, in general, do you think America should be...
27% a strong supporter of Israel
36% a supporter of Israel
6% a supporter of the Palestinians
...or...
2% a strong supporter of the Palestinians
4% NEITHER, LEAN ISRAEL
2% NEITHER, LEAN PALESTINE
18% HARD NEITHER
4% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
63% TOTAL ISRAEL
8% TOTAL PALESTINIANS
13. And, how committed do you think the Palestinian Authority, which
controls the West Bank and is led by President Mahmoud Abbas, is to reaching
a peace agreement with Israel? (A)
3% VERY COMMITTED
32% SOMEWHAT COMMITTED
29% JUST A LITTLE COMMITTED
..or...
7% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
36% TOTAL COMMITTED
56% TOTAL LITTLE/NOT COMMITTED
4. How committed do you think the Palestinian leadership in Gaza, led by
Hamas, is to reaching a peace agreement with Israel? (B)
3% VERY COMMITTED
27% SOMEWHAT COMMITTED
31% JUST A LITTLE COMMITTED
...or...
34% NOT AT ALL COMMITTED?
5% DON'T KNOW
* REFUSED
30% TOTAL COMMITTED
65% TOTAL LITTLE/NOT COMMITTED
15. And, how committed do you think the Israeli government, led by Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is to reaching a peace agreement with the
Palestinians?
8% VERY COMMITTED
49% SOMEWHAT COMMITTED
28% JUST A LITTLE COMMITTED
11% NOT COMMITTED AT ALL
4% UNDECIDED/DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
57% TOTAL COMMITTED
39% TOTAL NOT COMMITTED
Now, thinking about Israel for a moment...
16. (And,) Do you believe that...(A)
66% Israel is a country that respects freedom of religion, speech and
press
...Or that...
25% Israel is a country that does not respect freedom of religion,
speech and press
8% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
17. (And,) Do you believe that ...(B)
69% Israel is a country that respects the rights of women
...Or that...
21% Israel is a country that does not respect the rights of women
10% DON'T KNOW
* REFUSED
18. (And,) Do you believe that ...(A)
70% Israel is a country of moderates
...Or that...
21% Israel is a country of extremists
7% DON'T KNOW
2% REFUSED
Now, I am going to read you a series of principles that Israel has put
forward as the potential basis for peace between Israel and the
Palestinians. After I read each one of these, please tell me whether you
generally agree or disagree with each one.
19. Palestinians need to recognize Israel's right to exist and acknowledge
its standing as a Jewish state. (A)
AGREE 95% DISAGREE 4%
20. For real peace, Palestinians must agree that Israel has a right to
defend their citizens from Palestinian terrorists or actions that would
threaten their citizens. (B)
AGREE 97% DISAGREE 3%
21. Because Israel has been the target of more than 10,000 rockets over the
past four years, in order for lasting peace, any new Palestinian state
cannot be allowed to be a launching pad for attacks on Israel. (B)
AGREE 90% DISAGREE 9%
22. Any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians must be a
lasting peace treaty that settles all conflicts and claims once and for all.
(B)
AGREE 86% DISAGREE 13%
Now, I'd like to read you what leaders have said recently regarding the
effort to move toward peace, and please tell me if you support or oppose the
position taken by these leaders...
23. President Obama has said it is very important for Palestinians to
continue to make progress in reducing the incitement and anti-Israel
sentiments that are sometimes expressed in schools and mosques and in the
public square, because all those things are impediments to peace. (B)
SUPPORT 90% OPPOSE 8%
24. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised that Israel would not build
any new settlements in the West Bank, but that Israel must be allowed to
accommodate natural growth of existing settlements. (A)
SUPPORT 72% OPPOSE 23%
25. Palestinian leaders said they will not restart peace negotiations with
Israel until Israel halts all construction on settlements. (B)
SUPPORT 43% OPPOSE 53%
26. How serious of a threat do you think Iran poses to the United States?
(A)
44% VERY SERIOUS
37% SOMEWHAT SERIOUS
12% NOT VERY SERIOUS
7% NOT SERIOUS AT ALL
* `DON'T KNOW
-- REFUSED
81% TOTAL SERIOUS
18% TOTAL NOT SERIOUS
27. How serious of a threat do you think Iran poses to Israel? (B)
57% VERY SERIOUS
32% SOMEWHAT SERIOUS
7% NOT VERY SERIOUS
1% NOT SERIOUS AT ALL
3% DON'T KNOW
-- REFUSED
89% TOTAL SERIOUS
8% TOTAL NOT SERIOUS
28. Now, do you believe that...
12% Iran has the right to develop nuclear weapons if it chooses to
do so
...or do you believe that...
86% the international community should prevent Iran from developing
nuclear weapons
2% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
37. How much of a chance do you think there is that diplomacy and
negotiation by the United States government can stop Iran from developing
nuclear weapons? (A)
13% A GOOD CHANCE
25% SOME CHANCE
28% LITTLE CHANCE
33% HARDLY ANY CHANCE
1% DON'T KNOW
* REFUSED
38% TOTAL GOOD/SOME CHANCE
61% TOTAL LITTLE/NO CHANCE
8. How much of a chance do you think there is that diplomacy and
negotiation by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union
can stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons? (B)
9% A GOOD CHANCE
27% SOME CHANCE
26% LITTLE CHANCE
38% HARDLY ANY CHANCE
* DON'T KNOW
36% TOTAL GOOD/SOME CHANCE
64% TOTAL LITTLE/NO CHANCE
39. Which statement comes closer to your own opinion? (A)
29% If negotiations and sanctions don't work and Iran develops a
nuclear weapon, it will not have a significant impact on my security and we
should not use military force to stop it.
...or...
63% If negotiations and sanctions don't work, we need to do
everything possible to stop Iran even if it means targeted conventional
military action.
4% DON'T KNOW
4% REFUSED
40. Which statement comes closer to your own opinion? (B)
13% With all the problems that America is facing at home now, we
should reduce our efforts to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
...or...
84% Even with all the problems that America faces at home now, we
must still work hard to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
2% DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
Now I am going to read you a series of actions that can be taken with regard
to Iran if they do not stop their nuclear program. After I read each one,
please tell me whether you favor or oppose that specific action...
41.. Support opposition groups in Iran that are working for democracy and
human rights.(A)
SUPPORT 86% OPPOSE 13%
42. Initiate direct talks between the US and Iran to negotiate its
nuclear program (A)
SUPPORT 76% OPPOSE 22%
43. Expand United Nations economic and diplomatic sanctions (A)
SUPPORT 81% OPPOSE 17%
44. End all taxpayer funded government contracts with companies that do
business with Iran. (B)
SUPPORT 69% OPPOSE 28%
45. Increase covert efforts by the US to destabilize Iran=s nuclear
program (A)
SUPPORT 73% OPPOSE 25%
46. End US investments in companies that are doing business in Iran,
even if it means financial losses for American companies (A)
SUPPORT 70% OPPOSE 27%
47. Prevent any company from doing business in the United States if that
company provides Iran with refined petroleum.
SUPPORT 66% OPPOSE 29%
48. End US investments in companies that are doing business in Iran (B)
SUPPORT 62% OPPOSE 37%
49. Make efforts to normalize relations between the US and Iran (B)
SUPPORT 76% OPPOSE 22%
52. And in politics today, do you consider yourself...
16% STRONG REPUBLICAN
9% NOT-SO-STRONG REPUBLICAN
12% LEAN REPUBLICAN
20% SOMETHING ELSE/INDEPENDENT/UNDECLARED
7% LEAN DEMOCRAT
10% NOT-SO-STRONG DEMOCRAT
25% STRONG DEMOCRAT
1% REFUSED
53. And, thinking a little about your political attitudes... Do you
consider yourself to be...
Conservative,
Moderate,
...OR...
Liberal
... on most issues?
22% VERY CONSERVATIVE
20% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
35% MODERATE
13% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
8% VERY LIBERAL
1% NOT SURE
* REFUSED
55. And how often would you say that you attend religious services...
12% MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK
31% WEEKLY
6% ALMOST EVERY WEEK
14% ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH
21% A FEW TIMES A YEAR
16% NEVER
* DON'T KNOW
1% REFUSED
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'Americans' support for Israel rises'
Herb Keinon , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 5, 2009
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251804496644&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
In stark contrast to the cable leaked last month by Israel's consul-general
in Boston saying support for Israel in the US has declined, a recent poll
for The Israel Project shows support has bounced back significantly after
slipping in the aftermath of US President Barack Obama's Cairo speech.
The poll, conducted by Neil Newhouse of Public Opinion Strategies and Stan
Greenberg of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQRR), asked some 800 likely
US voters the following question: "Thinking about the ongoing conflict
between Israel and the Palestinians in the Middle East, please tell me
whether, in general, you consider yourself to be an Israel supporter,
Palestinian supporter, or neither/undecided."
Some 59 percent of the respondents said they were Israel supporters,
compared to 29 percent for the Palestinians. The poll was conducted by
telephone from August 22 to 25.
This was a considerable jump in support for Israel since June, following the
US president's speech in Cairo, when the same question was asked by the same
pollsters and Israel's support was only 49 percent.
The number of Americans who think America should support Israel over the
Palestinians also increased considerably over the last two months, with 63
percent saying the US should support Israel, and 24% saying it should
support the Palestinians. In June, that number was 44% for Israel, and 32%
for the Palestinians.
In contrast to the June data, a majority of Americans now believe that
Netanyahu's government is committed to reaching a peace agreement with the
Palestinians, while a majority do not believe either the Palestinian
Authority under Mahmoud Abbas, or Hamas, are committed to peace with Israel.
According to the poll, 57% of the public believes Israel is committed to
peace, and 39% said they do not think the government is committed to an
agreement. In June that number was 46% saying Israel was committed to peace,
and 39% saying it was not.
By contrast, only 36% of the respondents thought that the PA was committed
to peace, and 30% believed Hams wanted an agreement.
In the poll Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu trailed Obama by only 3 points
when the respondents asked whether they had a warm or cold attitude to a
list of leaders. In this question, Obama received a score of 59, Netanyahu
56, Abbas 34 and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got a score of 22.
In other survey findings, a majority of Americans disagree with Palestinian
leaders' position not to start negotiations until Israel halts all
construction on settlements. On the contrary, by a 72%-23% margin, Americans
agree with Netanyahu's promise not to build any new settlements, while
allowing Israel to accommodate for natural growth of existing settlements.
As a basis for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, fully 95% of
Americans agree that Palestinians need to recognize Israel's right to exist
and acknowledge its standing as a Jewish state.
The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.5%.
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