Haaretz Poll: Netanyahu's Popularity Soaring Following Washington Trip

[Purveyor]

It's doubtful that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his wildest, most optimistic dreams, would have dared to imagine when he set off for the United States last week that Israelis would respond to his six-day trip so enthusiastically: According to a new Haaretz poll, they are giving the visit high marks, considering it an overwhelming success.

The poll, conducted by the Dialog organization, under the supervision of Prof. Camil Fuchs of the Tel Aviv University Statistics Department, showed that 47 percent of the Israeli public believes the U.S. trip was a success, while only 10 percent viewed it as a failure.

Nearly half of the public felt "pride" at seeing Netanyahu address the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, while only 5 percent deemed it a "missed opportunity." The rest expressed no opinion, while 20 percent of those questioned said they hadn't watched the speech.

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[ClarkUSA]

1. 47% = "Soaring"? lol!

A NYT story yesterday said that despite the single-digit bump in Nutty's approval ratings, a large majority of Israelis are concerned that his belligerant rejection of President Obama's opening peace proposal gambit will make Israel a pariah among the global community.

They're right.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. +1

:thumbsup:

[Kdillard]

3. I couldn't have said it better myself.