Ted Belman
The data reported here are from the 2009 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. Among the topics covered in the present survey are U.S.-Israel relations, the Arab-Israel conflict, and the Iran nuclear threat. Many of the questions appearing in the survey are new; others are drawn from previous American Jewish Committee surveys, including various Annual Surveys of American Jewish Opinion carried out between 1979 and 2008.
How does one reconcile these two responses.How does one reconcile these two responses.
Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration’s handling of US-Israel relations?,
54% approved
32 disapproving.
Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration’s call for a stop to all new Israeli settlement construction?
51% disapprove to
41% approved
In fact there are many responses which make you wonder how Obama can still have a 54% approval rating. Mind you, 78% voted for him.
6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state?
Favor 49
Oppose 41
7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37
No 58
8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
all 8
some 52
none 37
9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel.”
Agree 75
Disagree 19
10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43
Will not 51
11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government?
Can 17
Cannot 79
12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94
How does one reconcile these two responses.
Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration’s handling of US-Israel relations?,
54% approved
32 disapproving.
Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration’s call for a stop to all new Israeli settlement construction?
51% disapprove to
41% approved
In fact there are many responses which make you wonder how Obama can still have a 54% approval rating. Mind you, 78% voted for him.
6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state?
Favor 49
Oppose 41
7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37
No 58
8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
all 8
some 52
none 37
9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel.”
Agree 75
Disagree 19
10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43
Will not 51
11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government?
Can 17
Cannot 79
12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94
How does one reconcile these two responses.
Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration’s handling of US-Israel relations?,
54% approved
32 disapproving.
Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration’s call for a stop to all new Israeli settlement construction?
51% disapprove to
41% approved
In fact there are many responses which make you wonder how Obama can still have a 54% approval rating. Mind you, 78% voted for him.
6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state?
Favor 49
Oppose 41
7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37
No 58
8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
all 8
some 52
none 37
9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel.”
Agree 75
Disagree 19
10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43
Will not 51
11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government?
Can 17
Cannot 79
12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94 How does one reconcile these two responses.
Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration’s handling of US-Israel relations?,
54% approved
32 disapproving.
Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration’s call for a stop to all new Israeli settlement construction?
51% disapprove to
41% approved
In fact there are many responses which make you wonder how Obama can still have a 54% approval rating. Mind you, 78% voted for him.
6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state?
Favor 49
Oppose 41
7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37
No 58
8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
all 8
some 52
none 37
9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel.”
Agree 75
Disagree 19
10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43
Will not 51
11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government?
Can 17
Cannot 79
12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94
How does one reconcile these two responses.
Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration’s handling of US-Israel relations?,
54% approved
32 disapproving.
Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration’s call for a stop to all new Israeli settlement construction?
51% disapprove to
41% approved
In fact there are many responses which make you wonder how Obama can still have a 54% approval rating. Mind you, 78% voted for him.
6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state?
Favor 49
Oppose 41
7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37
No 58
8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?
all 8
some 52
none 37
9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “The goal of the Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction of Israel.”
Agree 75
Disagree 19
10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43
Will not 51
11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government?
Can 17
Cannot 79
12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94 Not required 5
It is my personal opinion that ‘writing the wrongs’ constitutes propaganda that is poorly checked and inaccurate. This is not a personal attack on the author(s), but a stand against the spread of information that deliberately defies accountability for human rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories, and the deliberate use of degrading and generalised material on the real problems of Palestinian statelessness.
ReplyDeleteDon’t fund ignorance. Make your own mind up, not someone else’s.
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