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BBC Poll: Israel's global image plummets
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Published: 17.05.12, 01:21
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1. History is repeating itself all over
Alex   (05.17.12)
All thanks to growing far left and Islamist influence in Europe. It's a matter of time til' Europe turns into another Islamic regime. Europeans are the most naive and brainwashed people on earth.
2. Of course it has, the BBC makes sure it does
Riva ,   Liverpool, UK   (05.17.12)
With it's one sided, biased and lately bordering on antisemitic comments and "reports" from its so called journalists.
3. BBC POLL
Lambert K Bekessy ,   Brisbane Australia   (05.17.12)
Does it matter what the BBC comes up with? Who would want to be the most popular looser?
4. Israel's image
Alan ,   Richfield,Ohio   (05.17.12)
This is wonderful. A reaffirmation that the the Jews need our own homeland, a refuge from the anti-semitic infection. Be strong as a people and prepared to fight our foes. But the anti-semitic garbage knows that this time the Jews have the ultimate weapon and just like Samson can bring down the whole roof. Your choice is the Arabs or the Jews!!!
5. BBC or Guardian are for wiping your behind
GZLives   (05.17.12)
How can anyone take the BBC or the Guardian seriously.
6. HISTORY HAS PROVEN WE WILL SURVIVE !!!!
LEE ,   ISRAEL   (05.17.12)
WE WILL GET OVER THIS TOO :)) BUT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT BBC...........
7. So we love Germany & China now?! Is it April's fool?
tom ,   tel aviv   (05.17.12)
But there's no doubt that the relentless Arab &Left-wing campaign of the past 20+ years, does show results in the form of New Antisemitism rising by the minute. The future (near-future!) leaders of the world are being carefully built up, in the vehemently anti-Israel atmosphere of western Universities as we speak. The "simple", future electorate is being fed even less sophisticated lies dialy (goes for Israelis too) If we don't assume more assertive posture they will devour us with no qualms whatsover, just like it has been done through the ages. Only now do I begin to understand the quip about, the more things change, the more they stay the same....
8. The most disliked country
anon ,   australia   (05.17.12)
I would like to know why the author of this artical picked on Israel, at equal third? Why not Pakistan or Iran, both worse, or N Korea, equally placed? Why did the author concentrate his venom on Israel instead of these others? It seems to me that a large measure of racist anti-semetism is evident here, regardless of what the polls show.
9. They love China..! That says it all about the respondents.
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (05.17.12)
Tibet ? Human rights?
10. BBC just reports on the work done
Oleg ,   Montreal, Canada   (05.17.12)
And I don't believe one word coming from this biased so called "news agency"
11. Consider the source!!!
9mm=Never Again ,   Texas   (05.17.12)
We are not in the bussines of being popular, but protecting ourselves.
12. Why the polls are going down.
George ,   USA   (05.17.12)
All anyone has to do is read the comments posted in this paper. They are cruel bigoted and outrageous. If someone wrote about the Israelies the way the readers comment about the Palistinians the paper would never publish them. When I read the remarks I am reminded of the skin heads in the USA. Justifying the hateful speech with racist observations.
13. Easy Solution to the PR Problem
Joe ,   Toronto, Canada   (05.17.12)
The World wants Israel to simply give up. DON'T!
14. You think it's bad now
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.17.12)
Wait till we start the bombing of anyone who disagrees with us. I'm Loving it.
15. Israel faces the toughest situations...
Michael ,   Kenya   (05.17.12)
16. Per capita Israel is hands down winner!!!
A Smith ,   Scarborough   (05.17.12)
17. I believe this happened with Hitler and his propaganda
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (05.17.12)
machine as well. It just seems to be an Arab and Persian propaganda machine this round. Good thing this time around.....Israel has weapons to protect itself from these idiots.
18. Israel is perceived as yesteryear's Jew in society. The...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (05.17.12)
...obsessive negative attitude of both has been so deeply rooted in the psyche of people that it will never be possible to uproot it. The work, of course, is made even harder with people who find their ideological home at publications such as the British Guardian, Haaretz and the Forward in the US. The proper response to this irrational attitude is, while being respectful of the other, insist, rationally, on who we are and the historic, ethical and legal rights on the basis on which we, Jews, within and without our nation-state of Israel, view the world around us which is the basis for our positive activity in it.
19. 1. History is repeating itself all over
split ,   US   (05.17.12)
It's your conduct stupid - Got expelled from 109 countries and places around the world since 250 AD, didn't learn a diddly squat and keep pointing finger at others ,... "If this hostility, this repugnance had been shown towards the Jews at one time or in one country only, it would be easy to account for the local causes of this sentiment. But this race has been the object of hatred with all the nations amidst whom it ever settled. Inasmuch as the enemies of the Jews belonged to divers races, as they dwelled far apart from one another, were ruled by different laws and governed by opposite principles; as they had not the same customs and differed in spirit from one another, so that they could not possibly judge alike of any subject, it must needs be that the general causes of antisemitism have always resided in Israel itself, and not in those who antagonized it" Bernard Lazare: Antisemitism: Its History and Causes,
20. Iran and Pakistan ?,...
split ,   US   (05.17.12)
They don't claim or pretend to be a democracies - Israel on the other hand do and should lead that list in my book just for it's hutzpah to pretend to be one ,...
21. you can credit the pres.and media
fivey ,   canada   (05.17.12)
A certain president has encouraged the worsening attitude towards Israel by his attitude and treatment of Israel, IMHO. The constant negative bombardment of the media is also contributing to the negative attitude. Even the canadian news media spins it negative against Israel. Its almost a given when any news article mentioning Israel come up. I listen and cringe. Example: recent article on ctv, "Palestinians engaged in nakba today on the anniversary of their displacement from their homes in Israel" That statement is very misleading and encourages anger towards Israel.
22. BBC is known anti-Israel
Frank Mendoza ,   Philippines   (05.17.12)
Because of its well-known bias toward Israel, BBC is not in a position to conduct a poll about Israel.
23. thats because of bbc propaganda and cz its bbc in my book bb
ralph   (05.17.12)
bbc is worst human rights offender, biggest anti-semetic organization, biggest distorter of truth, biggest liars, biggest threat to knowledge, world peace and worst offender of human rights.
24. Sampson Option: Israel has plans to nuke the world
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.17.12)
"Samson Option which is the strategy floated by Ariel Sharon and others of using Israel's nuclear weapons, possibly damaging the entire world, if Israel faces annihilation"
25. realistic denial
keg ,   AU   (05.17.12)
Your denial of Israel's contribution to its public image is pathetic.
26. Caused
zivron   (05.17.12)
If be interested in the causes and years just after the shoah the 1967 six day war the Bolshevic Revolution after Lenin and others with military power in urban techno military areas kicked out the borgoide liberal democracy hapless as it was.In 1938 when the nazis exorcised common decency out of many peoples it a small minority of Jews were granted refuge Australia with vast spaces allowed in8000 grudgingly so in Poland and East Europe we were hated.Yes we have our brutal ruthless ear criminals and the shoah obligated is to nullify thhem.and still accumulate a massive military power a detterant readiness to a degrr
27. So...
Devorah   (05.17.12)
All the meetings, concessions and goodwill gestures for the benefit of good PR mean nothing.
28. History repeats itself led by BBC
bob k ,   orlando usa   (05.17.12)
This poll has to be seen in the context of 2000 years of Christian antisemitism which resulted in the Holocaust; and in the the context of almost 1500 years of Moslem history. Both religions have preached, and Islam still does, that Jews are evil and have to be destroyed. e.g. the Islamic republic of Iran. The BBC has always been anti-Israel and has deliberately distorted and misreported this conflict.We need to know what questions were asked and which nations were polled. As for the reported 50% of Americans, polls here in the U.S. show support for Israel at 67% as contrasted with only 13% for Palestinians. Europe loves those who want to destroy the Jews while Americans reject such evil and hatred. How long before Europeans decide that their own Jews are all evil and should be destroyed? Jews will be presented as the enemies of multiculturalism.
29. Survey
Sarah Dee Wise ,   USA   (05.17.12)
No one asked me. I love Israel.
30. nonsense
Ari ,   Kfar Saba   (05.17.12)
China is one of the most repressive regimes in the world and yet its "beloved." Says a lot about this "poll."
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