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Poll: 72 percent of Americans have favorable view of Israel
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Published: 19.02.14, 13:19
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1. Highest ever
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.19.14)
I'm betting the White House and the State Department are not exactly happy with the results of the poll. From their perspective, they have less than two years to do what the American people have resoundingly demonstrated they do not want done. Looks like Obama will have to content himself with having written himself into the history textbooks as the singularly worst United States president ever. But he can claim a "first." He is the first American president to have been born overseas -- in direct contravention of the Constitution of the United States of America, but Obama has demonstrated a complete disdain for the U.S. Constitution on any number of occasions, so this shouldn't come as a great surprise. The people of the United States will do the talking in November. I suspect that Obama and crew will not like what the American people will have to say.
2. 72%
Goy-man ,   Dallas, TX   (02.19.14)
I am in the 72%
3. 72% is very high support
positive figure   (02.19.14)
The best buddies of Israel nowdays are: The US, Canada and Australia.
4. Propaganda
frank solan ,   san diego   (02.19.14)
It's obvious how successful is the Israeli propaganda...:))
5. Americans admire democracy & moves to peaceful settlement.
Michael ,   California, USA   (02.19.14)
Supporting democracy has always been the most important item on the minds of American citizens.
6. Wow 72%.But Israelhating posters tell us that more
Alan ,   Sa   (02.19.14)
and more Americans are getting to hate Israel. They are mistaken obviously. I bet the other 28 % are the usual suspects
7. Good news, poor article
Daniel   (02.19.14)
Ok, that's really good news. But where's the link to the poll? And which countries ranked best worldwide? Far too little information in this article. Of course it's good Israel ranks far above Iran, Egypt or PA but anything else would be a shock. More information would have been good to put this into context.
8. To: No. 4
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.19.14)
Actually, it's testament to the fact that the people of the United States recognize "Palestinian" terrorism for what it is and European slime for what they are.
9. National branding
Jacob E ,   Holon, Israel   (02.19.14)
Why is it whenever Israel does national branding, it is viewed as propaganda? Every other country in the world promotes itself for other nations and people to see them better and for them it isn't propaganda.
10. No Surprise
Andrew ,   New York, NY   (02.19.14)
This should be your lead story - even with all the demonizing of Israel that's going on the American (and Canadian) people still have an incredibly favorable view of our country's best ally. Americans are smart enough to see through the garbage and make informed honest judgements. The rest of the world can learn from this.
11. I'm Always Embarrassed...
Thurman Pierre Reed ,   Los Angeles, CA, USA   (02.19.14)
... to admit that it took a suicide bombing of a bat mitzvah in Israel in 2002 to truly wake me up to what I was showing solidarity with. When I arrived at my university in 2002, I was vehemently anti-Israel. When I left, I was an unequivocal, ardent Zionist. God bless Israel. No one belongs there more than you.
12. one of the main reasons is...
Robert ,   USA   (02.19.14)
that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ambassador Ron Dermer, and former Ambassador Michael Oren, speak excellent "American" English and understand the American culture because they were immersed in it for years. That being said however, other Israeli leaders who speak with an Israeli accent have also been respected. I think it is the balance of American English speakers and Hebrew accented English speakers in Israel's leadership help Americans feel bonded to Israel.
13. CNN, US media, never reported on Abbas NATO NYT story, nor
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (02.19.14)
...did they report on other stories, that reflect negatively on Israel, or Jews. A recent example of a story not reported in America..."Abraham Foxman, criticized the continued imprisonment of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, calling it “on the verge of anti-Semitism.”"
14. 11. Thurman. Better late than never !
alsky ,   toronto   (02.19.14)
15. #8 - Actually, it's testament ,...
split ,   US   (02.19.14)
... of your insecurity and low self esteem I don't see any other nation pollsters running around every other month asking me if I love them ,...
16. Depends On Who You Ask And ......
World Citizen ,   the world   (02.19.14)
How You Shape The Questions Ask this question of the Americans: "Do you back apartheid regimes in occupied lands?" The answer by a large majority will be "NO!" Even the right wing religious fanatical Christians that back Israel because of some obscure passage in their Bible would probably say "NO!"
17. Surveys
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (02.19.14)
Surveys can be slanted in order to get the results for those who design them. If you ask most Americans where these countries are located on a map, or name their leaders, it would make for interesting conversation. One thing for sure is that the Israelis are starting to match the Muslim world in the public relations department where perception is reality.
18. Where was this poll taken ,...
split ,   US   (02.19.14)
At pastor Hagee's Christian-Zionist Sunday mass ? ,...
19. To nr 15 - Actually your comment is a testament...
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.19.14)
..of your own insecurity and low self esteem since you desperately need to tell Jews and Israelis in an ISRAELI NEWSPAPER on a daily basis how much you hate them and how important it is to you to "prove" that a majority of people on this planet "hate" Jews in order to give legitimacy to your own hatred. All of your talkbacks show beyond any doubt that you are a very insecure person who DEMANDS attention for your negative and hateful behavior. Your comment is also a testament to the fact that anti-Semites are a MINORITY in the USA and yes indeed in the world - and you feel THREATENED by it since a "majority" doesn't back up your racist and repulsive behavior! Most Chinese, Indians and Japanese have nothing against the Jews and Israel, and we are talking about well over 2.5 billion people. We don't need your personal love split. Personally I prefer women - I don't know what about you. What you need split is some very thorough mental therapy - hehehe.... Anyway, changing the subject: speaking about Polish people:I've met many nice and sympathic Poles both in Poland and abroad. You should learn something from your nicer brothers and sisters. You hating Jews is YOUR problem NOT ours - remember that. You're the one hating people and spreading conflict and tensions. And for what? What do you personally gain from it?
20. To nr 15 - Speaking of insecurity...
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.19.14)
...why do you write at Ynet on a daily basis, craving attention from Jews and Israelis, in order to let them know how much you hate them and how much "knowledge" you possess about Neo-Cons, Communists, Hadrian, Kaganovich, "no proof of the First Temple", "nobody invited you to Poland" etc etc. No matter what subject it's about -you always find a reason to hate Jews. Conclusion is that your "reasons" for hating Jews are EXCUSES since 1) Jews are innocent with regards to most of the charges, 2) crimes committed by a few individual Jews do not represent the Jews as a nation and have nothing to do with the Jewishness of our people and 3) your account of history and ancient history is always misrepresented, exaggerated, filled with falsifications, you leave out vital facts, you ignore the all overwhelming historical evidence for ancient Jews and ancient Israel and very often you express pure lies. And then you change the subject to technology, economics, trade and quality of Israeli education (and find a new excuse to hate Jews) and Jewish-Polish relations and in the next moment you express "solidarity" with the "Palestinians" etc. All these issues split are not connected to each other. There is NO logical connection between these issues. These are EXCUSES for hating Jews - not the reasons. Ultimately you hate yourself because hatred of others stems from hatred of oneself. Anyway split - I really don't hate you. But I can honestly say that I pity you.
21. Sarah, Sarah, Sarah.....
Avital ,   USA/Israel   (02.19.14)
Forgot to take meds again? European slime? Hah! Great Britain: 89% favorable. Your beloved Germany, here it comes, 82% favorable. Israel barely beats France at 69%. Hardly slime is it? By the way, hun, how do you feel about the middle one? Must hurt, eh?
22. Please will Grazek,Lydia,Steve post.Love 2 hear their coment
Alan ,   SA   (02.19.14)
23. So now we know Sarah B. Is a birther
Bob ,   Brooklyn   (02.19.14)
Who would have thunk? With advocates like her it's time to worry.
24. Alexander 19 . Wrong ...
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (02.19.14)
No human therapy will be able to heal this biped called split . Maybe a veterinary can succeed .
25. To nr 16
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.19.14)
The problem is that there isn't any "apartheid" or "occupation" in any valid legal, political, moral or historical sense. It's funny that you use the word "apartheid" when 20% of Israel's population is Arab, have democratic rights, can run for the Knesset, have Arab parties in the Knesset, Arabic is the 2nd official language in Israel, and the Moslem Al Waqf authority has been given authority by Israel to exercise control over the Jewish Temple Mount. It's like the British authorities giving the Germans or the French the authority over Buckham Palace and prohibiting ethnic Englishmen from visiting Buckingham Palace - the ultimate symbol of the English. So much for your "theory"! And in the Bible - you know the very Bible which Christians use every day - what specific nation and people are mentioned on ALMOST EVERY SINGLE PAGE in the Bible? Aren't they Jews/Israelites/Hebrews? You won't find any "Palestinians" or "Palestine" in the Bible! There were no Arabs and Moslems back in Biblical times! And by the way, dear "World Citizen" (as if I weren't a citizen of the world as well), if you're not an anti-Semite, then why is hatred and hostility to Jews and Israel the ONLY relationship you can have? Because you claim you're not anti-Semitic. Well? So where does the hatred stem from? Sympathy for the "Palestinians"? There is no "occupation", "land theft" or "genocide". "Palestinians" are Arab speaking Moslems, they aren't the native and historical population of the land, the land has NEVER belonged to them, they NEVER had a state in our land in recorded history. Genocide means the population decreases. The Arab Moslems - aka "Palestinians" have increased by 1000%. A very strange "genocide" considering the Arab population has increased with 1000%. When Arabs (Arabs in general) and "Palestinians" in particular kill each other in the thousands, you're silent. At that point of time, it seems your "sympathy" with Arabs and "Palestinians" no longer exists. You're not fooling anyone!
26. #20 - always find a reason to hate Jews
split ,   US   (02.19.14)
I don't hate Jews I hate schnorrers, thieves and an arrogant in your face bull sh*t peddlers pretending to be superior and living of handouts ,... If you provide a fairytale as proof of your right to that part of the world than expect that someone is going to challenge it. Crimes committed by few individual Germans don't give you the right to milk their grandchildren. There's always connection to those issues because I act only at your finger pointing, degrading others and baseless bragging ,...
27. Add expat Americans to that. Prayers with you Daily.
B.E. ,   Whangarei, NZ   (02.19.14)
Let the nay sayers and propagandized libtards cry in their beer. We recognize the Biblical authority as the title deed to Israel, and the palis get Ps. 83 to gnash their teeth on. What a shame all those US Jewish kids got expensive educations at Obamanation Unis and all their valuable leftist community org. skills so they can occupy Wall Street rather than Penn. Avenue. The Lord God Almighty deal with all your enemies.
28. #19 - Spare me your lecture ,...
split ,   US   (02.19.14)
Stop milking me and my countryman (monetarly and politically) and I forget that you exist - Deal ???,...
29. AND THE WINNER IS:..........................
Israeli 2   (02.19.14)
Alexander @ #25! Congratulations Alexander from Tel Aviv!
30. #15 Maybe no one has asked you, Kowalsky,
A ,   Belgium   (02.19.14)
because no one CARES what you think.
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