US Senator Favors Israelis Over Americans (again)

[georgephillip]

The rich and white but not honorable Barbara Boxer (D California) has decided Jews warrant special visa considerations when entering the US:

"The United States allows inhabitants of 37 countries to enter the United States without a visa, as long as they extend the same privilege to U.S. citizens. Sen. Barbara Boxer is proposing to add Israel to that list - but without requiring equal treatment for Americans traveling to Israel."

Boxer's Israeli visa bill stirs backlash - San Francisco Chronicle

Since most of the above link hides behind a paywall, here's a Free Left perspective on Boxer's discrimination against US citizens with Arab names.

"A bill pushed by the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) that critics say would codify Israeli discrimination against American travelers is still on the table.

"But Palestine solidarity activists and their allies are ramping up their campaign to thwart it.

"The bill in question is a reciprocal visa waiver program with Israel. But the legislative language would effectively give Israel the go-ahead to continue its practice of pointing to security concerns when it denies Palestinian- or Arab-Americans entry to the country."

Barbara Boxer's visa bill for Israel comes under concerted attack

It's ironic, at least, that Boxer's move from the House to the Senate in 1992 was made possible by a last minute infusion of California-Arab cash, enabling her to hold off her Republican opponent.

 

[Sunni Man]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

 

[georgephillip]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

Yet another of our problems that can NOT be solved by "choosing" between Democrat OR Republican in the voting booth. We would have to sever all aid to Israel and Palestine and be prepared to introduce peacekeepers into the Jordan Valley for at least a generation to give the Semites a reasonable chance to live in peace with themselves.

 

[Friends]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

 

[georgephillip]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c]Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube[/ame]

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

 

[toastman]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c]Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube[/ame]

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

Hide behind skirts ?? WTF are you talking about you fool ?

 

[toastman]

Looks like Georgie Boy ran away, again !

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

Far too many in congress and the senate act like Israel is our 51st state. ..

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c]Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube[/ame]

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

Let's see what the US says, ok?​

March 15, 2013​

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

Republicans, conservatives, older Americans most likely to voice sympathy for Israel
by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan next week -- his first trip to the region as president -- Americans' sympathies lean heavily toward the Israelis over the Palestinians, 64% vs. 12%. Americans' partiality for Israel has consistently exceeded 60% since 2010; however, today's 64% ties the highest Gallup has recorded in a quarter century, last seen in 1991 during the Gulf War. At that time, slightly fewer than today, 7%, sympathized more with the Palestinians.

The new data are from Gallup's 2013 World Affairs poll, conducted Feb. 7-10.

One of the more notable aspects of the trend is the steady increase in relative support for Israel over the past decade, at the same time that the percentage with no opinion or favoring neither side has declined. Preference for the Palestinians has been relatively flat, generally in the mid- to high teens, before this year.

Republicans Remain Most Staunch in Support for Israel

Consistent with prior years, Republicans are substantially more likely than Democrats to favor the Israelis, 78% vs. 55%, with the preferences of independents -- currently 63% -- more closely matching those of Democrats.

Support for Israel has increased among all three party groups since 2001, but particularly among Republicans and independents. The percentage sympathizing more with the Israelis has increased by 18 percentage points among Republicans (from 60% to 78%) and by 21 points among independents (from 42% to 63%). By comparison, Democrats' support has increased four points (from 51% to 55%).

Republicans' sympathy with Israel spiked to 77% in February 2003, likely associated with the run-up to the Iraq war, when Israel supported U.S. aspirations to remove Saddam Hussein from power. It sank sharply in a subsequent poll in May, but then returned to the high 60s in 2004.

Majorities of all political as well as major demographic groups in America say they sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians -- with minor variations by gender, age, education level, and political orientation. Liberals and Democrats are the least likely to sympathize with Israel, and conservatives and Republicans are the most likely.

Older Americans are more likely to support Israel, with sympathy rising from 55% among 18- to 34-year-olds to 65% among 35- to 54-year-olds, and to 71% among those 55 and older. However, the diminished support among younger adults reflects higher proportions with no opinion or saying they favor neither side. Twelve percent of each age group favors the Palestinians.

The pattern differs somewhat by educational background, in that fairly similar levels -- between 61% and 68% -- of adults in all major educational groups favor Israel. At the same time, the percentage favoring the Palestinians increases with formal education, ranging from 8% of those with no college experience to 20% of postgraduates.

These data are from Gallup's annual World Affairs survey, conducted each February since 2001. The Feb. 2-5, 2012, survey asked Americans to rate a list of more than 20 countries. Iran ranked at the very bottom, the Palestinian Authority was several spots higher up, and Israel was much closer to the top of the list.

President Obama is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday at the White House, where the two leaders will likely focus most of their discussion on their nations' respective stances toward Iran. Obama made strong statements on the issue in an interview this week with The Atlantic magazine, telling the publication that the United States "has Israel's back." Both leaders are scheduled to address the upcoming American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington D.C., which will also be highly focused on Iran. The three leading Republican presidential candidates are also set to speak at the pro-Israel lobbying organization's annual gathering -- each seeking to position himself as best equipped to support Israel.

The majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats view Israel favorably, though Republicans give Israel its most positive ratings. All three groups are much less likely to view the Palestinian Authority or Iran favorably.

Bottom Line

Americans' sympathy for Israel is at a high-water mark as President Obama travels there for what is being described as a "maintenance" visit, not a high-stakes effort to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Consistent with attitudes in the past decade, Republicans are significantly more supportive of Israel than are Democrats, although the majority of all party groups tilt toward Israel.

Younger Americans show less favoritism toward Israel than middle-aged adults and, in particular, seniors; however, they are no more likely to favor the Palestinians. They are simply less anchored about whom they favor. Palestinians receive the highest sympathy from Democrats, liberals, and postgraduates, but even among these, support tops off at 24%.

Survey Methods
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Feb. 7-10, 2013, with a random sample of 1,015 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.

Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 50% cellphone respondents and 50% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by region. Landline telephone numbers are chosen at random among listed telephone numbers. Cellphones numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.

Samples are weighted to correct for unequal selection probability, nonresponse, and double coverage of landline and cell users in the two sampling frames. They are also weighted to match the national demographics of gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, region, population density, and phone status (cellphone only/landline only/both, cellphone mostly, and having an unlisted landline number). Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2012 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older U.S. population. Phone status targets are based on the July-December 2011 National Health Interview Survey. Population density targets are based on the 2010 census. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting.

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

 

[toastman]

Thanks Caroline !

Yikes Georgie Boy, it's not looking good for you pal .

 

[georgephillip]

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

Hide behind skirts ?? WTF are you talking about you fool ?

Are you confused about your hero Herzl and his ilk's rejection of the most progressive ideals of the 19th Century (like democracy and self-determination) while begging from the tables of every authoritarian European tyrant he could weasel a meeting with?

"The First World War and the Russian Revolution caused the collapse of Herzl's three beloved patrons, the Ottoman Empire, the German Kaiser, and Russian Tsarism.

"Though the Zionists played all sides covertly during the war, the more farsighted leaders anticipated that Britain would emerge as the dominant imperialist power from the war.

"Weizmann stated as early as 1914, 'We can reasonably say that should Palestine fall within the British sphere of influence, and should Britain encourage Jewish settlement there, as a British dependency, we could have in twenty to thirty years a million Jews Out there, perhaps more; they would develop the country, bring back civilization to it and form a very effective guard for the Suez Canal."

The Hidden Roots of Zionism

Stop living in denial.

 

[toastman]

WTF does that have to do with your idiotic claim ?

You know Gerogie boy, it seems like you lie so much, that you don't know what's truth or fiction anymore .

Try telling the truth once in a while, it will do you good. And also try speaking for yourself. All you do is post other peoples quotes and then you end it with a snivering little remark, as if you're ttrying to pass yourself off as some intellectual.

 

[georgephillip]

This is because support for Israel is fortunately not a political issue. The only political issue is how best can we support Israel.

According to Gallup support for Israel is higher now than at any time since Gallup began polling the issue since June 2-7, 1967. Then 38 percent of Americans supported Israel. 3 percent supported the Arabs. Most recently, 64 percent support Israel. 12 percent support the Arabs.

Gallup Polls on American Sympathy| Jewish Virtual Library

The only reason the Arabs have any significance at all is because some Arabs have oil under their sand. Otherwise the Arabs would be as comical as Ahab the Arab.

Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens - YouTube

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

Let's see what the US says, ok?​

March 15, 2013​

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

Republicans, conservatives, older Americans most likely to voice sympathy for Israel
by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan next week -- his first trip to the region as president -- Americans' sympathies lean heavily toward the Israelis over the Palestinians, 64% vs. 12%. Americans' partiality for Israel has consistently exceeded 60% since 2010; however, today's 64% ties the highest Gallup has recorded in a quarter century, last seen in 1991 during the Gulf War. At that time, slightly fewer than today, 7%, sympathized more with the Palestinians.

The new data are from Gallup's 2013 World Affairs poll, conducted Feb. 7-10.

One of the more notable aspects of the trend is the steady increase in relative support for Israel over the past decade, at the same time that the percentage with no opinion or favoring neither side has declined. Preference for the Palestinians has been relatively flat, generally in the mid- to high teens, before this year.

Republicans Remain Most Staunch in Support for Israel

Consistent with prior years, Republicans are substantially more likely than Democrats to favor the Israelis, 78% vs. 55%, with the preferences of independents -- currently 63% -- more closely matching those of Democrats.

Support for Israel has increased among all three party groups since 2001, but particularly among Republicans and independents. The percentage sympathizing more with the Israelis has increased by 18 percentage points among Republicans (from 60% to 78%) and by 21 points among independents (from 42% to 63%). By comparison, Democrats' support has increased four points (from 51% to 55%).

Republicans' sympathy with Israel spiked to 77% in February 2003, likely associated with the run-up to the Iraq war, when Israel supported U.S. aspirations to remove Saddam Hussein from power. It sank sharply in a subsequent poll in May, but then returned to the high 60s in 2004.

Majorities of all political as well as major demographic groups in America say they sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians -- with minor variations by gender, age, education level, and political orientation. Liberals and Democrats are the least likely to sympathize with Israel, and conservatives and Republicans are the most likely.

Older Americans are more likely to support Israel, with sympathy rising from 55% among 18- to 34-year-olds to 65% among 35- to 54-year-olds, and to 71% among those 55 and older. However, the diminished support among younger adults reflects higher proportions with no opinion or saying they favor neither side. Twelve percent of each age group favors the Palestinians.

The pattern differs somewhat by educational background, in that fairly similar levels -- between 61% and 68% -- of adults in all major educational groups favor Israel. At the same time, the percentage favoring the Palestinians increases with formal education, ranging from 8% of those with no college experience to 20% of postgraduates.

These data are from Gallup's annual World Affairs survey, conducted each February since 2001. The Feb. 2-5, 2012, survey asked Americans to rate a list of more than 20 countries. Iran ranked at the very bottom, the Palestinian Authority was several spots higher up, and Israel was much closer to the top of the list.

President Obama is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday at the White House, where the two leaders will likely focus most of their discussion on their nations' respective stances toward Iran. Obama made strong statements on the issue in an interview this week with The Atlantic magazine, telling the publication that the United States "has Israel's back." Both leaders are scheduled to address the upcoming American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington D.C., which will also be highly focused on Iran. The three leading Republican presidential candidates are also set to speak at the pro-Israel lobbying organization's annual gathering -- each seeking to position himself as best equipped to support Israel.

The majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats view Israel favorably, though Republicans give Israel its most positive ratings. All three groups are much less likely to view the Palestinian Authority or Iran favorably.

Bottom Line

Americans' sympathy for Israel is at a high-water mark as President Obama travels there for what is being described as a "maintenance" visit, not a high-stakes effort to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Consistent with attitudes in the past decade, Republicans are significantly more supportive of Israel than are Democrats, although the majority of all party groups tilt toward Israel.

Younger Americans show less favoritism toward Israel than middle-aged adults and, in particular, seniors; however, they are no more likely to favor the Palestinians. They are simply less anchored about whom they favor. Palestinians receive the highest sympathy from Democrats, liberals, and postgraduates, but even among these, support tops off at 24%.

Survey Methods
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Feb. 7-10, 2013, with a random sample of 1,015 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.

Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 50% cellphone respondents and 50% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by region. Landline telephone numbers are chosen at random among listed telephone numbers. Cellphones numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.

Samples are weighted to correct for unequal selection probability, nonresponse, and double coverage of landline and cell users in the two sampling frames. They are also weighted to match the national demographics of gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, region, population density, and phone status (cellphone only/landline only/both, cellphone mostly, and having an unlisted landline number). Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2012 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older U.S. population. Phone status targets are based on the July-December 2011 National Health Interview Survey. Population density targets are based on the 2010 census. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting.

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

72% of Americans polled in March of 2003 supported the US invasion of Iraq.
Did you?

Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008 | Pew Research Center

Americans are the proverbial mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed corporate bs.
The fact that most Americans believe Jews are victims in Palestine proves the power of rich propagandists to rewrite the history of Palestine and nothing more.

"When the war (to end all wars) ended, Palestine became a British colony and the Zionists found they shared many interests with their new colonial masters. In 1917 Britain issued the Balfour Declaration, which was the first official recognition of the Zionist settlements in Palestine.

"Under the British Mandate Government, Britain privileged the small Jewish population over the Palestinians. In 1917 there were 56,000 Jews in Palestine and 644,000 Palestinian Arabs.

"Still Britain gave Jewish capital 90 percent of concessions for projects like building roads and power plants and by 1935, Zionists owned 872 out of the 1,212 industrial firms in Palestine."

The Hidden Roots of Zionism

 

[ForeverYoung436]

The only reason Israel exists today as a Jewish state is the Jew's willingness to hide behind the skirts (and bayonets) of racist European powers. As far as American support for the Jewish state goes, Americans know less about the Zionist occupation of Palestine than they knew about Iraq's WMD.

"Israel retained its position as one of the world's most negatively-viewed countries, according to BBC's annual poll published Wednesday night.

"With 50 percent of respondents ranking Israel negatively, Israel keeps company with North Korea, and places ahead of only Iran (55% negative) and Pakistan (51% negative)."

Poll: Israel viewed negatively around the world | JPost | Israel News

Let's see what the US says, ok?​

March 15, 2013​

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

Republicans, conservatives, older Americans most likely to voice sympathy for Israel
by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan next week -- his first trip to the region as president -- Americans' sympathies lean heavily toward the Israelis over the Palestinians, 64% vs. 12%. Americans' partiality for Israel has consistently exceeded 60% since 2010; however, today's 64% ties the highest Gallup has recorded in a quarter century, last seen in 1991 during the Gulf War. At that time, slightly fewer than today, 7%, sympathized more with the Palestinians.

The new data are from Gallup's 2013 World Affairs poll, conducted Feb. 7-10.

One of the more notable aspects of the trend is the steady increase in relative support for Israel over the past decade, at the same time that the percentage with no opinion or favoring neither side has declined. Preference for the Palestinians has been relatively flat, generally in the mid- to high teens, before this year.

Republicans Remain Most Staunch in Support for Israel

Consistent with prior years, Republicans are substantially more likely than Democrats to favor the Israelis, 78% vs. 55%, with the preferences of independents -- currently 63% -- more closely matching those of Democrats.

Support for Israel has increased among all three party groups since 2001, but particularly among Republicans and independents. The percentage sympathizing more with the Israelis has increased by 18 percentage points among Republicans (from 60% to 78%) and by 21 points among independents (from 42% to 63%). By comparison, Democrats' support has increased four points (from 51% to 55%).

Republicans' sympathy with Israel spiked to 77% in February 2003, likely associated with the run-up to the Iraq war, when Israel supported U.S. aspirations to remove Saddam Hussein from power. It sank sharply in a subsequent poll in May, but then returned to the high 60s in 2004.

Majorities of all political as well as major demographic groups in America say they sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians -- with minor variations by gender, age, education level, and political orientation. Liberals and Democrats are the least likely to sympathize with Israel, and conservatives and Republicans are the most likely.

Older Americans are more likely to support Israel, with sympathy rising from 55% among 18- to 34-year-olds to 65% among 35- to 54-year-olds, and to 71% among those 55 and older. However, the diminished support among younger adults reflects higher proportions with no opinion or saying they favor neither side. Twelve percent of each age group favors the Palestinians.

The pattern differs somewhat by educational background, in that fairly similar levels -- between 61% and 68% -- of adults in all major educational groups favor Israel. At the same time, the percentage favoring the Palestinians increases with formal education, ranging from 8% of those with no college experience to 20% of postgraduates.

These data are from Gallup's annual World Affairs survey, conducted each February since 2001. The Feb. 2-5, 2012, survey asked Americans to rate a list of more than 20 countries. Iran ranked at the very bottom, the Palestinian Authority was several spots higher up, and Israel was much closer to the top of the list.

President Obama is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday at the White House, where the two leaders will likely focus most of their discussion on their nations' respective stances toward Iran. Obama made strong statements on the issue in an interview this week with The Atlantic magazine, telling the publication that the United States "has Israel's back." Both leaders are scheduled to address the upcoming American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington D.C., which will also be highly focused on Iran. The three leading Republican presidential candidates are also set to speak at the pro-Israel lobbying organization's annual gathering -- each seeking to position himself as best equipped to support Israel.

The majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats view Israel favorably, though Republicans give Israel its most positive ratings. All three groups are much less likely to view the Palestinian Authority or Iran favorably.

Bottom Line

Americans' sympathy for Israel is at a high-water mark as President Obama travels there for what is being described as a "maintenance" visit, not a high-stakes effort to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Consistent with attitudes in the past decade, Republicans are significantly more supportive of Israel than are Democrats, although the majority of all party groups tilt toward Israel.

Younger Americans show less favoritism toward Israel than middle-aged adults and, in particular, seniors; however, they are no more likely to favor the Palestinians. They are simply less anchored about whom they favor. Palestinians receive the highest sympathy from Democrats, liberals, and postgraduates, but even among these, support tops off at 24%.

Survey Methods
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Feb. 7-10, 2013, with a random sample of 1,015 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.

Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 50% cellphone respondents and 50% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by region. Landline telephone numbers are chosen at random among listed telephone numbers. Cellphones numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.

Samples are weighted to correct for unequal selection probability, nonresponse, and double coverage of landline and cell users in the two sampling frames. They are also weighted to match the national demographics of gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, region, population density, and phone status (cellphone only/landline only/both, cellphone mostly, and having an unlisted landline number). Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2012 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older U.S. population. Phone status targets are based on the July-December 2011 National Health Interview Survey. Population density targets are based on the 2010 census. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting.

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High

72% of Americans polled in March of 2003 supported the US invasion of Iraq.
Did you?

Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008 | Pew Research Center

Americans are the proverbial mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed corporate bs.
The fact that most Americans believe Jews are victims in Palestine proves the power of rich propagandists to rewrite the history of Palestine and nothing more.

"When the war (to end all wars) ended, Palestine became a British colony and the Zionists found they shared many interests with their new colonial masters. In 1917 Britain issued the Balfour Declaration, which was the first official recognition of the Zionist settlements in Palestine.

"Under the British Mandate Government, Britain privileged the small Jewish population over the Palestinians. In 1917 there were 56,000 Jews in Palestine and 644,000 Palestinian Arabs.

"Still Britain gave Jewish capital 90 percent of concessions for projects like building roads and power plants and by 1935, Zionists owned 872 out of the 1,212 industrial firms in Palestine."

The Hidden Roots of Zionism

How many times are you going to tell us that the Jews were a third of the population of Palestine at one time?

 

[georgephillip]

WTF does that have to do with your idiotic claim ?

You know Gerogie boy, it seems like you lie so much, that you don't know what's truth or fiction anymore .

Try telling the truth once in a while, it will do you good. And also try speaking for yourself. All you do is post other peoples quotes and then you end it with a snivering little remark, as if you're ttrying to pass yourself off as some intellectual.

I'm not confused about why a rich bitch like Boxer would privilege Jews over Americans, why are you. Your constant apologizing for the last sixty years of Zionist crimes in Palestine makes me think you wouldn't know the truth if it stole your house and murdered your dog.

 

[ForeverYoung436]

WTF does that have to do with your idiotic claim ?

You know Gerogie boy, it seems like you lie so much, that you don't know what's truth or fiction anymore .

Try telling the truth once in a while, it will do you good. And also try speaking for yourself. All you do is post other peoples quotes and then you end it with a snivering little remark, as if you're ttrying to pass yourself off as some intellectual.

I'm not confused about why a rich bitch like Boxer would privilege Jews over Americans, why are you. Your constant apologizing for the last sixty years of Zionist crimes in Palestine makes me think you wouldn't know the truth if it stole your house and murdered your dog.

Most Israelis who come to America these days are entrepeneurs or in high-tech, and provide Americans with valuable services.

 

[toastman]

WTF does that have to do with your idiotic claim ?

You know Gerogie boy, it seems like you lie so much, that you don't know what's truth or fiction anymore .

Try telling the truth once in a while, it will do you good. And also try speaking for yourself. All you do is post other peoples quotes and then you end it with a snivering little remark, as if you're ttrying to pass yourself off as some intellectual.

I'm not confused about why a rich bitch like Boxer would privilege Jews over Americans, why are you. Your constant apologizing for the last sixty years of Zionist crimes in Palestine makes me think you wouldn't know the truth if it stole your house and murdered your dog.

Zionist crimes

Spoken like a true jihadist .

Why can't you just finally admit that

1) IT kills you that Israel exists

and

2) The country you were born and live in supports Israel and some of your tax money goes to Israel (if you even pay taxes lol)

DO you think I care what some bullshit propaganda site like the Hidden Roots of Zionism says ??

For the last 65 years, Palestinians and their supporters have twisted the definition of Zionism to fit their agenda. I would estimate that about 0% of how they view Zionism is ...you guess it.... BULLSHIT

 

[toastman]

Zionism is mainly the movement to give the Jewish people a home in their ancient homeland of Israel as an answer to the Jewish Question (anti - semitism of Jewish people in Europe and in some cases, other countries outside Europe)

Remember George, the Jews accepted the partition plan, which means they agreed to live alongside the Arabs, a very SIMPLE but forgotten fact. All the fighting is from the foreign Arab countries who invaded and tried to destroy Israel, but the Jews were fuckin fed up with taking shit, so this time they fought back, and captured land (1967 war) in the process. So the butthurt Arabs start crying that Israel stole their land. Even after all the peace offers, the Palestinians still wont accept it, which means no West Bank for them.
Remember George, after Israel embaressed the Arab countries in 1967, they had the golden opportunity to rid Israel of the Arabs who participated in destroying the Jewish state and all the Jews in it (a highly documented fact that is indisputable.)
Even the Arabs were surprised. How they graceful they are now lol

So fuck you and you bullshit false definition of Zionism

 

[Sunni Man]

The zionist jew have two fall back answers for every accusation directed at them. ..

1) Remember the Holocaust

2) That's anti-semetic

 

[Roudy]

The zionist jew have two fall back answers for every accusation directed at them. ..

1) Remember the Holocaust

2) That's anti-semetic

Yeah and what do Islamist enemy withins say?

1- The Holocaust didn't happen
2- Israel is illegal and should be destroyed
3- US should be ruled by Shariah law
4- It's okay for Muslim men to have four wives
5- Americans are dirty and anti Islamic sinners. Their women are all whores because they don't wear hijab and are given same rights as men. A true Muslim should only swear allegiance to Islam and never to America.
6- more 9-11's should happen inshallah until America submits to the will of Islam
7- Jews are evil and Israelis are even more evil.
8- Allah Akbar, now hand me my X-Large Suicide belt.

 

[georgephillip]

The zionist jew have two fall back answers for every accusation directed at them. ..

1) Remember the Holocaust

2) That's anti-semetic

3) A land without a people for a people without a land.