The Israel Project Bipartisan POS/Greenberg poll on Israel and Iran shows that Americans overwhelmingly support taking action against Iran if it continues to bar IAEA inspectors from its nuclear facilities, as well as continued support for Israel as opposed to the Palestinians.
- 85 percent of voters support the international community placing economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran
- 85 percent of voters support a ban on all international weapons sales to Iran
- 54 percent of voters consider themselves supporters of Israel, while only 6 percent consider themselves supporters of the Palestinians
- 57 percent of voters say they have a less favorable impression of the Palestinians, while 13 percent say they have a more favorable opinion of Palestinians
- 46 percent say if different people and cultures spent more time getting to know one another and communicating their problems, we could all get along
- 46 percent say the world is a place where some people's values just aren't the same as ours and we need to protect ourselves from terrorists and extremists who could destroy our way of life
- Americans continue to get their information on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy from the media
When asked, "Now, as you may know, Iran barred inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency from inspecting its nuclear facilities. Assuming Iran continues to bar these inspectors from inspecting its nuclear facilities, please tell me whether you support or oppose the following actions." Of those polled, 85 percent support and only 10 percent oppose "the international community placing economic and diplomatic sanctions against Iran." Also, 79 percent support and 16 percent oppose the U.S. taking the same action. Additionally, 85 percent support and only 13 percent oppose a "ban on all international weapons sales to Iran."
When asked, "Now, thinking about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in the Middle East, please tell me, in general, whether you consider yourself to be…a strong supporter of Israel, a supporter or Israel, a supporter of the Palestinians or a strong supporter of the Palestinians?" 54 percent said they backed Israel. For Palestinians, that number was 6 percent.
When asked, "And, regardless of which side you may support in this conflict, has what you have seen, read or heard about this conflict recently given you a more or less favorable impression of the Palestinians?" 57 percent answered "less favorable" and 13 percent answered "more favorable." When asked the same question about Israel's favorability, 34 percent answered "more favorable" and 37 percent answered "less favorable."
While support for Israel remains very high among American voters, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict played little if any role in the outcome of congressional races. When asked, "Now, putting aside character or other personal issues in the campaign for Congress in your area, what one or two issues were most important to you when deciding to vote for Congress?" The top issue was "The situation in Iraq" with 18 percent and the second was "Economy/jobs" with 11 percent. Only 1 percent answered "Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
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