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Gallup Poll: American Support for Israel Near 20 Year High
American sympathy for Israel in the Arab-Israeli conflict has surged, with 63% of Americans saying they side more with Israelis than with Palestinians, according to a new Gallup poll.
In 1996 and 1997, support for Israel hovered at a lowly 38%. Support for Palestinians is currently 15%, down from 23% a few years ago, according to the poll, which was conducted February 1-3.
The last time Israel enjoyed such high popularity in the United States was almost 20 years ago in January 1991, just after Israel was attacked by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with Scud missiles during the First Gulf War.
Support from Republicans stands at a towering 85%, up from 77% in recent years, with Democratic and Independent support remaining about the same.
A whopping 67% of Americans are doubtful that a time will ever come in which Arab nations and Israel will "settle their differences" and live in peace. Politically, Democrats (39%) were more inclined to think this scenario would occur than independents (26%) or Republicans (25%).
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Support for Israel among Americans is at its highest level in nearly a decade, a Gallup Poll indicated this week.
The survey found that 63 percent of Americans say they are more sympathetic toward Israel than they are the Palestinians in their long-running conflict.
The percentage is the highest it has been since 1991 after Israel was hit by Iraqi Scud missiles fired during the Gulf War, Gallup said.
Gallup said the 63 percent level is actually statistically unchanged from the 58-59 percent support Israel has enjoyed in the past three years.
"Over the last five years, support for Israel has increased slightly among Republicans (rising from about 77 percent for each of the past several years to 85 percent today) and independents, but has stayed roughly the same among Democrats," the statement said.
The poll also said 30 percent of Americans say they believe peace will come eventually to the Middle East; however, 67 percent said they doubt that would ever occur.
The survey was based on a Feb. 1-3 telephone poll of 1,025 U.S. adults and had a margin of sampling error of 4 percentage points.
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Support For Israel!
Israel Deserves Our Total Support
Now & Always!
The Arabs, Palestinians, Etc., Deserve
Nothing But Our Contempt & Rage,
Now & Alwayst!
Thunder
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