Spot polls are very spotty
So on certain questions Australians are Pro/Against. But the number 68% is WAY OFF!! Both polls in Oz were conducted before/after the BBC crap. In short, the outlier is BBC.
Greg
POLLS:
1. Pollster: Roy Morgan Research. June, 2003.
Question: āDo you agree or disagree with American policy on Israel and Palestine?ā
Results: Agree 35%, Disagree 39%, Donāt Know 26%.
2. Pollster: UMR Research for Hawker Britton consultants. March, 2006.
Question: āGenerally, do you feel more sympathy towards the Israelis or the Palestinians?ā
Results: Israelis 24%, Palestinians 23%, Neither/Both 33%, Unsure 20%.
3. Pollster: McNair Ingenuity Research. September, 2006.
Question: āWhat about you personally ā are your sympathies ā mainly with the Jewish people? OR mainly with the Arabic people? OR are they more or less equal?ā
Results: Jewish people 13%, Arab people 10%, Equal 67%, Donāt know 10%.
4. Pollster: GlobeScan and PIPA Centre at University Of Maryland for BBC World Service. March, 2007.
Question concerns influences of various countries on the world.
Results: āIsrael is viewed quite negatively in the world, possibly because the poll was conducted less than six months following the Israel/Hezbollah war in Lebanonā¦ Large majorities also have negative views in Europe, including Germany (77%), Greece (68%) and France (66%). Indonesia (71%), Australia (68%) and South Korea (62%) are the most negative countries in the Asia/Pacific region. Brazilians (72%) are the most negative in Latin Americaā.
5. Pollster: Roy Morgan Research. May, 2009.
Question i: āOverall, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or the Palestinians?ā
Results: Israelis 24%, Palestinians 28%, Neither 26% Canāt say 22%.
Question ii: āIn late December 2008, Israel launched a military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which lasted three and a half weeks. Israelās stated aim was to stop Hamasā or the Palestiniansā rocket attacks on Israel, and to stop arms being smuggled into Gaza via tunnels. Hamas and the Palestinians stated that the tunnels were only used to deliver food and medicines to the Gaza strip residents because the Israelis had failed to lift their blockade of the Gaza Strip. Before today, were you aware of that situation?ā
Results: Yes 57%, No 42%, Canāt say 1%.
Question iii: āIn your opinion, was Israelās recent military action in the Gaza Strip justified or was it not justified?ā
Results: Justified 28%, Not justified 42%, Canāt say 29%.
6. Pollster: Research Now, Griffith University. May, 2010.
Question ii: Which of the following best describes the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Results: Palestinians trying to end Israelās occupation and form their state (55%), Israelis fighting for security against Palestinian terrorism (32%), Both Palestinian self-determination and Israeli self-defence (4%), Other (9%).
Question vi: To what extent do you agree Israel should withdraw from the settlements it has constructed on Palestinian land?
Results: Strongly agree 24%, Agree 53%, Disagree 18%, Strongly disagree 5%.
7. Pollster: Roy Morgan Research. November, 2011.
Question i: āOverall, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or the Palestinians?āā
Results: Israelis 26%, Palestinians 27%, Neither 21%, Canāt say 26%.
Question ii: āāIsraeli settlers have been building homes on occupied Palestinian land for many years. Would you say you support this activity?āā
Results: Yes 17%, No 63%, Canāt say 20%.
Question iii: āIn September 2011, Palestine applied for full membership of the United Nations. This request is now being considered by the United Nations but Israel and the USA are opposed to it. In your opinion, should the United Nations recognize Palestine as one of its member States?ā
Results: Yes 61%, No 22%, Canāt say 18%.
Question iv: āIn order for Palestine to be recognized as a full member State of the United Nations, existing member Nations must enter a vote of āyesā, ānoā, or they can āabstainā from voting. In your opinion, how should Australia vote?āā
Results: Vote yes 51%, Vote no 15%, Abstain 20%, Canāt say 14%.
Correction
Yesterday's opinion article ''Political stance on Palestine is out of step with public opinion'' said Australians were evenly divided in the 1940s on whether Palestine should be partitioned. In fact the relevant Morgan poll asked whether immigration of Jews to Palestine should be limited, an issue on which Australians split 44 per cent for and 44 per cent against.
Read more: Political stance on Palestine is out of step with public opinion
So on certain questions Australians are Pro/Against. But the number 68% is WAY OFF!! Both polls in Oz were conducted before/after the BBC crap. In short, the outlier is BBC.
Greg