Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

[toomuchtime_]

Support for Israel among Americans is at a 19-year high, a February Gallup survey of American attitudes toward international affairs has found.

According to the telephone survey of 1,025 American adults conducted February 1-3, just 15 percent of Americans side with the Palestinians, while 23% either said they support both sides, neither side or had no opinion.

The support for Israel marks an upward trend since the mid-1990s, when Gallup measured readings as low as 38%, rising to 58%-59% between 2006 and 2009. According to a Gallup Corporation statement, The current level of support was last seen during the 1991 Gulf War.

The majority of the increase came among Republicans and independents, while figures among Democrats have remained the same in recent years, Gallup said.

Among Republicans, support for Israel rose from 77% in the past several years to 85% in the current poll.

Meanwhile, optimism regarding the future of the peace process was at a 13-year low.

Just 30% of respondents said “there will come a time” when “Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace;” 67% did not believe this.

While noting that the current figures are similar to last year’s, they are among the most pessimistic findings since Gallup began asking the question in 1997, bested only by the 27% optimism rate in the midst of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

 

[Tom Clancy]

Good.

 

[PoliticalChic]

Support for Israel among Americans is at a 19-year high, a February Gallup survey of American attitudes toward international affairs has found.

According to the telephone survey of 1,025 American adults conducted February 1-3, just 15 percent of Americans side with the Palestinians, while 23% either said they support both sides, neither side or had no opinion.

The support for Israel marks an upward trend since the mid-1990s, when Gallup measured readings as low as 38%, rising to 58%-59% between 2006 and 2009. According to a Gallup Corporation statement, The current level of support was last seen during the 1991 Gulf War.

The majority of the increase came among Republicans and independents, while figures among Democrats have remained the same in recent years, Gallup said.

Among Republicans, support for Israel rose from 77% in the past several years to 85% in the current poll.

Meanwhile, optimism regarding the future of the peace process was at a 13-year low.

Just 30% of respondents said “there will come a time” when “Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace;” 67% did not believe this.

While noting that the current figures are similar to last year’s, they are among the most pessimistic findings since Gallup began asking the question in 1997, bested only by the 27% optimism rate in the midst of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

This seems to be consistent with the success and/or approval of the majority of President Obama's policies.

He appears to be less of a supporter of Israel than any other President in my memory.


A remarkable consistency in this President's alignment with the American people!


Yet, check out this paragraph:
"Optimism was slightly higher among Democrats (39%) than Republicans (25%) and independents (26%), perhaps reflecting faith in Democratic President Barack Obama’s recent peace initiatives."

 

[Marc39]

Support for Israel among Americans is at a 19-year high, a February Gallup survey of American attitudes toward international affairs has found.

According to the telephone survey of 1,025 American adults conducted February 1-3, just 15 percent of Americans side with the Palestinians, while 23% either said they support both sides, neither side or had no opinion.

The support for Israel marks an upward trend since the mid-1990s, when Gallup measured readings as low as 38%, rising to 58%-59% between 2006 and 2009. According to a Gallup Corporation statement, The current level of support was last seen during the 1991 Gulf War.

The majority of the increase came among Republicans and independents, while figures among Democrats have remained the same in recent years, Gallup said.

Among Republicans, support for Israel rose from 77% in the past several years to 85% in the current poll.

Meanwhile, optimism regarding the future of the peace process was at a 13-year low.

Just 30% of respondents said “there will come a time” when “Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace;” 67% did not believe this.

While noting that the current figures are similar to last year’s, they are among the most pessimistic findings since Gallup began asking the question in 1997, bested only by the 27% optimism rate in the midst of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

This seems to be consistent with the success and/or approval of the majority of President Obama's policies.

He appears to be less of a supporter of Israel than any other President in my memory.


A remarkable consistency in this President's alignment with the American people!


Yet, check out this paragraph:
"Optimism was slightly higher among Democrats (39%) than Republicans (25%) and independents (26%), perhaps reflecting faith in Democratic President Barack Obama’s recent peace initiatives."

Obama's own polls are plummeting and his presidency is in free-fall, no doubt due, in part, to his support for Arabs and Islamos who are nothing but trouble.

 

[CMike]

Excellent news.

 

[sboyle24]

We give them, Egypt, and other nations how much money a year?

ISRAEL The almost $3 billion per year, accounts for about a fifth of America’s foreign aid budget. This is despite Israel being a wealthy industrial country with a per capita income about the same as South Korea or Spain.
...$2.3 billion of the $2.5 billion given to them in 2006 was military aid.



Egypt: about $2 billion per year just to keep peace with Israel
... $1.3 billion went to military aid...



Egypt and Israel, both developed countries, receive a 1/4th of the foreign aid budget every year.

22 billion total on foreign aid in 2006. U.S. Foreign Aid Summary

 

[Baruch Menachem]

You give people a positive result, and they like you for it.

 

[Foxfyre]

From what I have been hearing and reading, the Israelis no longer believe that Obama has their best interests in mind. He did in 2008, but I would be really REALLY surprised if he gets a majority of the Jewish vote in 2012.

Part of the problem is a growing suspicion that Obama's "Christian Faith" is nothing more than window dressing and he seems to be distancing himself from anything Christian while glossing over or even embracing anything Muslim.

Just one incident that raised some eyebrows:

(ABC News)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw]YouTube - Obama: "My Muslim Faith"[/ame]

Transcript:

STEPHANOPOULOS: You mention your Christian faith. Yesterday you took off after the Republicans for suggesting you have Muslim connections. Just a few minutes ago, Rick Davis, John McCain’s campaign manager, said they’ve never done that. This is a false and cynical attempt to play victim. OBAMA: You know what? I mean, these guys love to throw a rock and hide their hand. The…

STEPHANOPOULOS: The McCain campaign has never suggested you have Muslim connections.

OBAMA: No, no, no. But the — I don’t think that when you look at what is being promulgated on Fox News, let’s say, and Republican commentators who are closely allied to these folks–

STEPHANOPOULOS: But John McCain said that’s wrong.

OBAMA: Now, well, look. Listen. You and I both know that the minute that Governor Palin was forced to talk about her daughter, I immediately said that’s off limits. And–

STEPHANOPOULOS: But John McCain said the same thing about questioning your faith.

OBAMA: And what was the first thing the McCain?s campaign went out and did? They said, look, these liberal blogs that support Obama are out there attacking Governor Palin.

Let’s not play games. What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come–

STEPHANOPOULOS: Christian faith.

OBAMA: — my Christian faith. Well, what I’m saying is that he hasn’t suggested–

STEPHANOPOULOS: Has connections, right.

OBAMA: — that I’m a Muslim. And I think that his campaign’s upper echelons have not, either.

What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that perhaps I’m not who I say I am when it comes to my faith — something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a pretty long time.

 

[Marc39]

We give them, Egypt, and other nations how much money a year?

ISRAEL The almost $3 billion per year, accounts for about a fifth of America’s foreign aid budget. This is despite Israel being a wealthy industrial country with a per capita income about the same as South Korea or Spain.
...$2.3 billion of the $2.5 billion given to them in 2006 was military aid.



Egypt: about $2 billion per year just to keep peace with Israel
... $1.3 billion went to military aid...



Egypt and Israel, both developed countries, receive a 1/4th of the foreign aid budget every year.

22 billion total on foreign aid in 2006. U.S. Foreign Aid Summary

Big difference is the US gets shit back from Egypt. Different story with Israel, a true US ally...

Since 1967, Israel has given to the Pentagon Soviet military equipment captured in conflicts with Soviet-supported Arab countries, providing important data. Israel gave the US a full squadron of MiG-21s which was called the “Top Gun” squadron and used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy for training purposes.

In 1970, Israel forced the withdrawal of the Syrian army from US-ally Jordan while the U.S. was involved militarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, helping to prevent the collapse of a pro-American government and the installation of a pro-Soviet regime.

In the 1973 War, Israel defeated Soviet-trained and equipped Egyptian and Syrian armies. Israel shared captured Soviet equipment with the US. Israel emerged the one reliable ally where U.S. troops could land, where U.S. equipment can be pre-positioned and where the U.S. has friendly port facilities, saving the US billions of dollars.

In 1982, Israel destroyed Soviet anti-aircraft systems in Lebanon that were considered impenetrable by American weapons. Israel shared with the US insights from the conflict, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.

Senator Daniel Inouye has stated that Israeli data on the Soviet military has saved the U.S. billions of dollars and that the contribution made by Israeli intelligence to America exceeds information provided by all NATO countries combined.

In 1981, Israel bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, stalling Saddam Hussein’s nuclear capabilities and allowing the U.S. to engage in conventional warfare with Iraq in 1991 and 2003.

Israel has provided critical analysis of the F16 to General Dynamics that resulted in 600 improvements, including structural enhancements, software changes, increased capability landing gear, radio improvements and avionic modifications.

In the Gulf War, Israel provided the US with key intelligence, air cover for military cargo and had IDF stationed in the Iraqi desert to rescue downed American pilots.

The IDF was the sole military force in the region that could successfully challenge the Iraqi army. That fact, which Saddam Hussein understood, was a deterrent to further Iraqi aggression.

The US military benefited from the use of Israeli-made Have Nap air-launched missiles on its B-52 bombers. The Navy used Israeli Pioneer pilotless drones for reconnaissance in the Gulf.

Israel provided mine plows that were used to clear paths for Allied forces through Iraqi minefields.

Mobile bridges flown directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia were used by the U.S. Marine Corps

Israel Aircraft Industries developed conformal fuel tanks that enhanced the range of F15 aircraft used in the Gulf War.

An Israeli-produced targeting system was used to increase the Cobra helicopter's night-fighting capabilities.

Israel manufactured the canister for the highly successful Tomahawk missile.

Night-vision goggles used by U.S. forces were supplied by Israel.

A low-altitude warning system produced and developed in Israel was utilized on Blackhawk helicopters.

Other Israeli equipment provided to U.S. forces included flack vests, gas masks and sandbags.

Israel offered the United States the use of military and hospital facilities. U.S. ships utilized Haifa port shipyard maintenance and support on their way to the Gulf.

General George Keegan, former head of U.S. Air Force Intelligence, has stated that “Israel is worth five CIA’s.” He said that between 1974 and
1990, Israel received $18.3 billion in U.S. military grants, but, that in the same timeframe Israel provided the U.S. with $50-$80 billion in intelligence, research and development savings and Soviet weapons systems given to the U.S.

Israel shares with the US important experience in homeland defense and warfare against suicide bombers and car bombs.

In preparation for the Iraq War, American soldiers trained in IDF facilities and Israeli drones flew above the Sunni Triangle and in Afghanistan providing U.S. Marines with critical intelligence.

In Iraq, Israeli advisers have trained US special forces in aggressive counter-insurgency operations, including the use of assassination squads against guerrilla leaders.

The IDF sent urban warfare specialists to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the home of US special forces, and Israeli military consultants have also visited Iraq.

The US Army also travelled to Israel to glean lessons learned from their counterterrorist operations in urban areas. The IDF regularly shared its experience in the West Bank and Gaza with the US armed forces. The Pentagon regularly asked the IDF to debrief on operations similar to those engaged in by US military forces.

An American liaison team had been responsible for coordinating efforts and intelligence between the Pentagon, the IDF, and American forces. Major General Charles Simpson, the chief liaison officer for the U.S. Army, met repeatedly with IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon on this joint project.

Joint air force exercises, such as the Juniper Cobra, had taken place between Israeli and the American Patriot artillery in the Negev and radar units from the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Noble Dina, an anti-submarine warfare exercise, were executed with the combined efforts of the Israel Navy and the Sixth Fleet.

American soldiers were in Israel prior to the Iraq war to work with anti-missile defenses, both the U.S.-made Patriot and the Arrow, developed by both Israel and the U.S.

The U.S. sailed an aircraft carrier, the Harry Truman, into the Mediterranean Sea. The aircraft allowed U.S. planes to reach Iraqi targets by flying over Israeli and Jordanian territory. Israel has permitted the use of its air zones.

Israel has been sharing with the US its experience in combating Palestinian terrorism, which has been helpful in the US's war in Afghanistan. The US military benefits from Israel’s tactics against suicide bombers, car bombs and improvised explosive devices.

Most of the US military aid to Israel must be spent in the United States, which benefits US military contractors.

In contrast to US commitments to Korea, Japan, Germany and numerous other countries in which the US has over 100 military bases, the US has no military bases in Israel.

Former Secretary of State and NATO forces Commander Alexander Haig has said that he is pro-Israeli because Israel is "the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security"

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Israel provided assistance to the relief efforts. An Israeli airlift arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas with an eighty-ton shipment of humanitarian aid, including baby food, diapers, water, ready-to-eat meals, clothes, tents, blankets, mattresses, stretchers, first aid kits, wheelchairs and other medical supplies.

In addition to government aid, Israeli non-profit organizations assisted in the relief efforts. Magen David Adom (Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service) began the "United Brotherhood Operation," which sent a plane-load of supplies and financial assistance. IsraAid, the coordinating body of Israeli non-profits organizations involved in relief work, sent a delegation of medical personnel, psychologists and experienced search-and-rescue divers.

Five universities in Israel welcomed displaced American students from the affected areas and invited both undergraduate and graduate students to continue their studies in Israel.

When terrorists bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998, Israel immediately dispatched search and rescue teams to assist in saving the victims trapped under the rubble. The IDF's Home Front Command Rescue Unit was the first delegation to arrive from abroad, and was accompanied by military and civilian doctors, rescue dogs and high-tech rescue equipment. The Israeli team led the rescue operation in Nairobi, Kenya and was able to pull three survivors from the building, perform life-saving operations and provide medical care to the victims of the bombing.

 

[RadiomanATL]

Since they're all grown up now, can we stop paying their allowance?

 

[P F Tinmore]

We give them, Egypt, and other nations how much money a year?

ISRAEL The almost $3 billion per year, accounts for about a fifth of America’s foreign aid budget. This is despite Israel being a wealthy industrial country with a per capita income about the same as South Korea or Spain.
...$2.3 billion of the $2.5 billion given to them in 2006 was military aid.



Egypt: about $2 billion per year just to keep peace with Israel
... $1.3 billion went to military aid...



Egypt and Israel, both developed countries, receive a 1/4th of the foreign aid budget every year.

22 billion total on foreign aid in 2006. U.S. Foreign Aid Summary

Big difference is the US gets shit back from Egypt. Different story with Israel, a true US ally...

Since 1967, Israel has given to the Pentagon Soviet military equipment captured in conflicts with Soviet-supported Arab countries, providing important data. Israel gave the US a full squadron of MiG-21s which was called the “Top Gun” squadron and used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy for training purposes.

In 1970, Israel forced the withdrawal of the Syrian army from US-ally Jordan while the U.S. was involved militarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, helping to prevent the collapse of a pro-American government and the installation of a pro-Soviet regime.

In the 1973 War, Israel defeated Soviet-trained and equipped Egyptian and Syrian armies. Israel shared captured Soviet equipment with the US. Israel emerged the one reliable ally where U.S. troops could land, where U.S. equipment can be pre-positioned and where the U.S. has friendly port facilities, saving the US billions of dollars.

In 1982, Israel destroyed Soviet anti-aircraft systems in Lebanon that were considered impenetrable by American weapons. Israel shared with the US insights from the conflict, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.

Senator Daniel Inouye has stated that Israeli data on the Soviet military has saved the U.S. billions of dollars and that the contribution made by Israeli intelligence to America exceeds information provided by all NATO countries combined.

In 1981, Israel bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, stalling Saddam Hussein’s nuclear capabilities and allowing the U.S. to engage in conventional warfare with Iraq in 1991 and 2003.

Israel has provided critical analysis of the F16 to General Dynamics that resulted in 600 improvements, including structural enhancements, software changes, increased capability landing gear, radio improvements and avionic modifications.

In the Gulf War, Israel provided the US with key intelligence, air cover for military cargo and had IDF stationed in the Iraqi desert to rescue downed American pilots.

The IDF was the sole military force in the region that could successfully challenge the Iraqi army. That fact, which Saddam Hussein understood, was a deterrent to further Iraqi aggression.

The US military benefited from the use of Israeli-made Have Nap air-launched missiles on its B-52 bombers. The Navy used Israeli Pioneer pilotless drones for reconnaissance in the Gulf.

Israel provided mine plows that were used to clear paths for Allied forces through Iraqi minefields.

Mobile bridges flown directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia were used by the U.S. Marine Corps

Israel Aircraft Industries developed conformal fuel tanks that enhanced the range of F15 aircraft used in the Gulf War.

An Israeli-produced targeting system was used to increase the Cobra helicopter's night-fighting capabilities.

Israel manufactured the canister for the highly successful Tomahawk missile.

Night-vision goggles used by U.S. forces were supplied by Israel.

A low-altitude warning system produced and developed in Israel was utilized on Blackhawk helicopters.

Other Israeli equipment provided to U.S. forces included flack vests, gas masks and sandbags.

Israel offered the United States the use of military and hospital facilities. U.S. ships utilized Haifa port shipyard maintenance and support on their way to the Gulf.

General George Keegan, former head of U.S. Air Force Intelligence, has stated that “Israel is worth five CIA’s.” He said that between 1974 and
1990, Israel received $18.3 billion in U.S. military grants, but, that in the same timeframe Israel provided the U.S. with $50-$80 billion in intelligence, research and development savings and Soviet weapons systems given to the U.S.

Israel shares with the US important experience in homeland defense and warfare against suicide bombers and car bombs.

In preparation for the Iraq War, American soldiers trained in IDF facilities and Israeli drones flew above the Sunni Triangle and in Afghanistan providing U.S. Marines with critical intelligence.

In Iraq, Israeli advisers have trained US special forces in aggressive counter-insurgency operations, including the use of assassination squads against guerrilla leaders.

The IDF sent urban warfare specialists to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the home of US special forces, and Israeli military consultants have also visited Iraq.

The US Army also travelled to Israel to glean lessons learned from their counterterrorist operations in urban areas. The IDF regularly shared its experience in the West Bank and Gaza with the US armed forces. The Pentagon regularly asked the IDF to debrief on operations similar to those engaged in by US military forces.

An American liaison team had been responsible for coordinating efforts and intelligence between the Pentagon, the IDF, and American forces. Major General Charles Simpson, the chief liaison officer for the U.S. Army, met repeatedly with IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon on this joint project.

Joint air force exercises, such as the Juniper Cobra, had taken place between Israeli and the American Patriot artillery in the Negev and radar units from the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Noble Dina, an anti-submarine warfare exercise, were executed with the combined efforts of the Israel Navy and the Sixth Fleet.

American soldiers were in Israel prior to the Iraq war to work with anti-missile defenses, both the U.S.-made Patriot and the Arrow, developed by both Israel and the U.S.

The U.S. sailed an aircraft carrier, the Harry Truman, into the Mediterranean Sea. The aircraft allowed U.S. planes to reach Iraqi targets by flying over Israeli and Jordanian territory. Israel has permitted the use of its air zones.

Israel has been sharing with the US its experience in combating Palestinian terrorism, which has been helpful in the US's war in Afghanistan. The US military benefits from Israel’s tactics against suicide bombers, car bombs and improvised explosive devices.

Most of the US military aid to Israel must be spent in the United States, which benefits US military contractors.

In contrast to US commitments to Korea, Japan, Germany and numerous other countries in which the US has over 100 military bases, the US has no military bases in Israel.

Former Secretary of State and NATO forces Commander Alexander Haig has said that he is pro-Israeli because Israel is "the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security"

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Israel provided assistance to the relief efforts. An Israeli airlift arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas with an eighty-ton shipment of humanitarian aid, including baby food, diapers, water, ready-to-eat meals, clothes, tents, blankets, mattresses, stretchers, first aid kits, wheelchairs and other medical supplies.

In addition to government aid, Israeli non-profit organizations assisted in the relief efforts. Magen David Adom (Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service) began the "United Brotherhood Operation," which sent a plane-load of supplies and financial assistance. IsraAid, the coordinating body of Israeli non-profits organizations involved in relief work, sent a delegation of medical personnel, psychologists and experienced search-and-rescue divers.

Five universities in Israel welcomed displaced American students from the affected areas and invited both undergraduate and graduate students to continue their studies in Israel.

When terrorists bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998, Israel immediately dispatched search and rescue teams to assist in saving the victims trapped under the rubble. The IDF's Home Front Command Rescue Unit was the first delegation to arrive from abroad, and was accompanied by military and civilian doctors, rescue dogs and high-tech rescue equipment. The Israeli team led the rescue operation in Nairobi, Kenya and was able to pull three survivors from the building, perform life-saving operations and provide medical care to the victims of the bombing.

We get a lot from Egypt. That is what we are paying them for.

 

[CMike]

What do we get from Egypt?

Egypt lied to the US and let the Achille Lauro terrorists escape.

 

[P F Tinmore]

What do we get from Egypt?

Egypt lied to the US and let the Achille Lauro terrorists escape.

The vast majority of Egypt's citizens support Palestine. We pay the government to support Israel. There would be no blockade of Gaza if Egypt followed its citizen's wishes.

 

[Marc39]

What do we get from Egypt?

Egypt lied to the US and let the Achille Lauro terrorists escape.

The vast majority of Egypt's citizens support Palestine. We pay the government to support Israel. There would be no blockade of Gaza if Egypt followed its citizen's wishes.

Egypt loves the Pallies so much they built an underground wall to keep them out. Previously, Egypt kept the Rafah border sealed.

You fucking moron.

 

[P F Tinmore]

What do we get from Egypt?

Egypt lied to the US and let the Achille Lauro terrorists escape.

The vast majority of Egypt's citizens support Palestine. We pay the government to support Israel. There would be no blockade of Gaza if Egypt followed its citizen's wishes.

Egypt loves the Pallies so much they built an underground wall to keep them out. Previously, Egypt kept the Rafah border sealed.

You fucking moron.

That is the Egyptian government building the wall and keeping the border closed. Not the people. We pay the government to support Israel.

Egypt cannot stop trade across the border because the PEOPLE on both sides of the border support it.

 

[Marc39]

The vast majority of Egypt's citizens support Palestine. We pay the government to support Israel. There would be no blockade of Gaza if Egypt followed its citizen's wishes.

Egypt loves the Pallies so much they built an underground wall to keep them out. Previously, Egypt kept the Rafah border sealed.

You fucking moron.

That is the Egyptian government building the wall and keeping the border closed. Not the people. We pay the government to support Israel.

Egypt cannot stop trade across the border because the PEOPLE on both sides of the border support it.

But, forum dunce, you know nothing about Egypt and Egyptians. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border to allow food into Gaza. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to resettle Pallies made refugees by Egypt's war with Israel in 1948.

You're such an ignorant moron, it's not even funny.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Egypt loves the Pallies so much they built an underground wall to keep them out. Previously, Egypt kept the Rafah border sealed.

You fucking moron.

That is the Egyptian government building the wall and keeping the border closed. Not the people. We pay the government to support Israel.

Egypt cannot stop trade across the border because the PEOPLE on both sides of the border support it.

But, forum dunce, you know nothing about Egypt and Egyptians. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border to allow food into Gaza. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to resettle Pallies made refugees by Egypt's war with Israel in 1948.

You're such an ignorant moron, it's not even funny.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXXMJO3sjjI]YouTube - MIR: Gaza, Qaddafi, And Starbucks[/ame]

 

[Marc39]

That is the Egyptian government building the wall and keeping the border closed. Not the people. We pay the government to support Israel.

Egypt cannot stop trade across the border because the PEOPLE on both sides of the border support it.

But, forum dunce, you know nothing about Egypt and Egyptians. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border to allow food into Gaza. Egyptians are not protesting the Egyptian government to resettle Pallies made refugees by Egypt's war with Israel in 1948.

You're such an ignorant moron, it's not even funny.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXXMJO3sjjI]YouTube - MIR: Gaza, Qaddafi, And Starbucks[/ame]

Forum dunce, if the majority of Egyptians gave a shit about Pallies, the Rafah border would not be sealed, preventing the entrance of trucks carrying food and other items.

Have a nice day, dunce.

 

[Si modo]

Support for Israel among Americans is at a 19-year high, a February Gallup survey of American attitudes toward international affairs has found.

According to the telephone survey of 1,025 American adults conducted February 1-3, just 15 percent of Americans side with the Palestinians, while 23% either said they support both sides, neither side or had no opinion.

The support for Israel marks an upward trend since the mid-1990s, when Gallup measured readings as low as 38%, rising to 58%-59% between 2006 and 2009. According to a Gallup Corporation statement, The current level of support was last seen during the 1991 Gulf War.

The majority of the increase came among Republicans and independents, while figures among Democrats have remained the same in recent years, Gallup said.

Among Republicans, support for Israel rose from 77% in the past several years to 85% in the current poll.

Meanwhile, optimism regarding the future of the peace process was at a 13-year low.

Just 30% of respondents said “there will come a time” when “Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace;” 67% did not believe this.

While noting that the current figures are similar to last year’s, they are among the most pessimistic findings since Gallup began asking the question in 1997, bested only by the 27% optimism rate in the midst of the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

This seems to be consistent with the success and/or approval of the majority of President Obama's policies.

He appears to be less of a supporter of Israel than any other President in my memory.


A remarkable consistency in this President's alignment with the American people!


Yet, check out this paragraph:
"Optimism was slightly higher among Democrats (39%) than Republicans (25%) and independents (26%), perhaps reflecting faith in Democratic President Barack Obama’s recent peace initiatives."

[Emphasis mine] The irony of the obvious, eh? Good post.

 

[Marc39]

Israel enjoys near record support in US, Gallup finds

This seems to be consistent with the success and/or approval of the majority of President Obama's policies.

He appears to be less of a supporter of Israel than any other President in my memory.


A remarkable consistency in this President's alignment with the American people!


Yet, check out this paragraph:
"Optimism was slightly higher among Democrats (39%) than Republicans (25%) and independents (26%), perhaps reflecting faith in Democratic President Barack Obama’s recent peace initiatives."

[Emphasis mine] The irony of the obvious, eh? Good post.

Except, Mullah Hussein Obama does not reflect American values nor the American public, who support Israel.