A survey conducted in the US has revealed that 37 percent of Americans support sanctions against Israel as a response to settlement-building. Of those, 27 percent support economic sanctions and 10 percent are in favor of even harsher measures. Among Democratic voters the proportion is even higher, with half supporting sanctions.
WASHINGTON – Thirty-seven percent of Americans support sanctions against Israel as a response to settlement-building, according to a survey conducted ahead of the upcoming Saban Forum, which opens on Friday evening in Washington.
The survey also revealed that 27 percent of Americans support economic sanctions against Israel, while 10 percent are in favor of even harsher measures.
The support for sanctions against Israel among Democratic voters is even higher, with 49 percent of Democrats supporting sanctions in response to Israel’s settlement-building, according to the survey.
Among the general public, 31 percent are in favor of the US opposing the settlements by adopting an official stance alone, while 27 percent prefer the US not to take any steps regarding the matter.
The survey was conducted by the Brookings Institute. The Saban Forum, a yearly convention that promotes open dialogue between senior Israeli and American political figures, will this year feature US presidential contender Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State John Kerry and US National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
On the Israeli side, Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon will be participating in the forum.
The survey also found a near-even split as to desired solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with 31 percent of Americans favoring a one-state outcome and 35 percent favoring a two-state solution. Seventy-two percent of Americans prefer Israel to be a democratic state rather than a Jewish state, in the absence of a two-state solution.
Regarding which role the US should play in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 66 percent of Americans express support for the US maintaining neutrality in its mediations. Thirty percent favor the US leaning towards Israel, while only three percent support the US favoring the Palestinians.
As for the possibility of a UN Security Council resolution in favor of a Palestinian state, 45 percent favor a US abstention, 27 percent support the US voting in favor of such a decision and 26 percent believe the US should use its veto.
Looking ahead to the upcoming US presidential elections, 26 percent of Americans say that a candidate’s stance towards Israel is very important to them, and 33 percent say that it is somewhat important. Among Republican voters, 40 percent feel that a candidate’s stance towards Israel is very important to them.
Meanwhile, 37 percent of Americans believe that Israel has too much influence on US politics, with 18 percent thinking that Israel has too little influence. Forty-four percent think that Israel mostly has the right level of influence over American politicians.
Among Democrats, 49 percent feel that Israel has too much sway over American politics.
@ Paddy:
“Tout pase et tout lasse” even Marx.
At some point before its demise, Israelis must come to terms with the historical fact that Jewish Marxists hate Israel, as much as they hate any other nation states.
I heard the Democratic Party was bringing in legislation to legalize Jihadist Terrorist attacks .. so long as the number of victims was at least 14.
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After all they want to please a big part of their voting base are Muslims and Anti-American Americans.
Being Anti-Israel is just a given, given Obama, Hilary, Kerry, Malley etc.
History and politics are taught by leftists. This explains everything. Everywhere you see socialism, antisemitism follows.
The democrats are crypto-socialists. Socialists are antisemites.
This is not news.
The democrats are as democrat as the “Palestinians” are Palestinians. The democrats are crypto-socialists and the Palestinians are crypto-Muslims who have stolen from the Jews their identity. And the world of antisemites sides with …. the enemies of the Jews.
Both group use intensively the concept of deception.
So it is easy to understand where the demo stand. It took a long while to discover the “truth”. We constantly need to adjust. That is what life is about.
Brookings could have made a poll with the following questions:
1- Do you agree that Israel is the nation State of the Jewish people?
2- Do you agree that Jerusalem is the historical capital of the Jewish People?
3- Do you agree that Jerusalem is the capital of the modern nation state of the Jewish People, Israel?
4- Do you endorse the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 Public Law 104-45 voted by the 104th Congress which stipulates the transfer of the USA embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem?
5- Do you agree that the nascent state of Israel was attacked immediately after its foundation of by its Arab neighbors in 1948?
6- Do you agree that the narrow 1949 Armistice waistline of Israel which was only 9-11 miles (borders in 1967) was one of the main reasons which encouraged the Arab states to coalesce for a joint attack on Israel in 1967?
7- Is Israel entitled to secure and defensible borders?
8- Do you acknowledge that the land mass of Israel is only 0,0015 (1,5 promil !) of the Arab land mass extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean?
If Brookings wouldn’t do the above survey, could we solicit another respected think-tank to do it?
Denis Ojalvo
So American liberals hate Jews and support the Palis who threaten to annihilate Israel? I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! Such a disappointing surprise. I haven’t been this bummed out since Gloria Stivic cheated on Meathead.
Oh, well. Onward and upward.
From day one Israel has foolishly failed to claim its rights to the entire land of Israel and to physically enforce that claim. Instead their declaration of independence assures equal rights for Arabs. They failed to allow Muslims to flee to Jordan in 1967. They support the insane “two state solution” which implies that Israel is occupying Palestinian land. If Israel is too stupid to ever assert their just rights to the land then it follows logically that many people will conclude that Israel is an illegal occupier and needs to be punished. Our so called ‘Jewish’ leaders continue to betray our heritage and our cause with disastrous results.