Re: 71% of American Jews want the US to attack Iran for Israel, and Hillary Clinton is sold out to the Israeli lobby!

[greg3347]

On Sep 3, 4:52 pm, "inkybla...@yahoo.com" <inkybla...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/860903.html
>
> Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail
> By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent
>
> Fully 71 percent of Israelis believe that the United States should
> launch a military attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to halt
> Tehran's nuclear program, according to a new poll.
>
> The survey, commissioned by Bar-Ilan University's BESA Center and the
> Anti-Defamation League, found that 59 percent of Israelis still
> believe the war in Iraq was justified, while 36 percent take the
> opposite view.
>
> Some 65 percent believe that the United States is a loyal ally of
> Israel, with only 11 percent saying the opposite. A slightly higher
> proportion, 73 percent, described U.S. President George W. Bush as
> friendly. Forty-eight percent attributed U.S. support for Israel to
> strategic considerations, while 30 percent credited American Jewry and
> 17 percent cited shared values and a shared democratic tradition.
>
> Regarding America's importance to Israel, there was near consensus: 91
> percent said that close relations with the U.S. are vital to Israel's
> security. Some 51 percent of respondents predicted that the U.S. will
> ultimately impose an agreement on Israel and the Palestinians, while
> 43 percent disagreed.
>
> In addition, 52 percent of respondents described American Jewish
> support of Israel as "sufficient," while 33 percent did not. About
> half of all Israelis believe that American Jewry is in danger of
> disappearing due to assimilation, the poll found.