Majority of Americans support Israel during crisis, says poll

[shira]

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new national poll suggests that six in ten Americans sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians in the recent fighting in Gaza, and most believe that Israel's initial decision to take military action against Hamas was justified.

Sixty percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Saturday say they sympathize with Israelis, with 17 percent backing the Palestinians.

The poll was conducted while Israel was still taking military action in Gaza, so it does not reflect how Americans feel about the recent cease-fire in Gaza. But 63 percent of those questioned do think that Israel's initial military action was justified, with three in ten saying it was not justified.

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Forty-three percent think the amount of military force used by Israel was about right, with 38 percent saying it was too much and 14 percent feeling it was too little.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/24/majority-of-americans-support-israel-during-crisis-says-poll/

[cali]

1. Not surprising considering the one sided picture presented by the press

over many decades.

[shira]

2. works both ways

check out the press overseas (more sympathetic to Hamas) and then try a poll or two over there.

makes a big difference.

scary, huh?

[ikojo]

3. Surpirse! Surprise!!! Israel has been playing

victim for decades. Israel framed its offensive in terms familiar to Americans over the last eight years, they used the war on terror as an excuse for their heavy handedness.

Even my fellow Jews are waking up, although slowly to Israel's lies of being the perpetual victim in this battle.