International Opinion Toward
Israel
Rate your feelings towards Israel,
with 100 meaning very warm, favorable
feeling, 0 meaning a very cold, unfavorable
feeling, and 50 meaning not particularly
warm or cold. (Transatlantic Trends,
June 2008)
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| USA |
60 |
60 |
61 |
61 |
62 |
| France |
42 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
| Germany |
41 |
45 |
47 |
42 |
47 |
| United Kingdom |
45 |
47 |
44 |
42 |
45 |
| Italy |
42 |
45 |
46 |
44 |
47 |
| The Netherlands |
44 |
50 |
49 |
45 |
47 |
| Poland |
31 |
35 |
38 |
36 |
38 |
| Portugal |
35 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
40 |
| Spain |
34 |
38 |
36 |
35 |
39 |
| Slovakia |
34 |
38 |
36 |
35 |
39 |
| Turkey |
13 |
14 |
12 |
5 |
8 |
| Bulgaria |
|
|
38 |
30 |
36 |
| Romania |
|
|
51 |
43 |
41 |
How do you view Israel's influence in the world? (BBC World Service Poll, November 2006 - January, 2007)
|
Mainly Negative (%) |
Mainly Positive (%) |
| United States |
33 |
41 |
| Canada |
56 |
27 |
| Mexico |
31 |
25 |
| Chile |
57 |
17 |
| Argentina |
41 |
12 |
| Brazil |
72 |
9 |
| Russia |
40 |
19 |
| Italy |
58 |
18 |
| Great Britain |
65 |
17 |
| France |
66 |
17 |
| Portugal |
60 |
12 |
| Greece |
68 |
11 |
| Germany |
77 |
10 |
| Poland |
49 |
7 |
| Hungary |
45 |
6 |
| UAE |
73 |
7 |
| Lebanon |
85 |
6 |
| Egypt |
78 |
5 |
| Turkey |
76 |
2 |
| Nigeria |
31 |
45 |
| Kenya |
37 |
38 |
| India |
22 |
24 |
| Philippines |
40 |
22 |
| South Korea |
62 |
22 |
| Australia |
68 |
16 |
| Indonesia |
71 |
15 |
| China |
57 |
15 |
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? - Suicide bombings, which kill innocent civilians, can be a legitimate form of political action. (Angus Reid Strategies / Maclean’s, September 22-October 6, 2006)
| |
Agree |
Disagree |
| World |
18% |
82% |
| Lebanon |
31% |
69% |
| Saudi Arabia |
29% |
71% |
| Egypt |
27% |
73% |
| Japan |
22% |
78% |
| Turkey |
21% |
79% |
| Australia |
18% |
82% |
| France |
17% |
83% |
| South Africa |
16% |
84% |
| Mexico |
16% |
84% |
| Germany |
15% |
85% |
| Spain |
14% |
86% |
| Italy |
13% |
87% |
| China |
13% |
87% |
| South Korea |
13% |
87% |
| Britain |
11% |
89% |
| Russia |
10% |
90% |
| Canada |
9% |
91% |
| United States |
9% |
91% |
| Israel |
8% |
93% |
Which one of the following countries do you think is the greatest threat to global stability? (Angus Reid Strategies / Maclean’s, September 22-October 6, 2006)
United States |
33% |
Iran |
18% |
China |
12% |
Israel |
12% |
Iraq |
11% |
North Korea |
9% |
Other Country |
5% |
Russia |
1% |
Which one of the following issues is the greatest threat to global stability? (Angus Reid Strategies / Maclean’s, September 22-October 6, 2006)
American Foreign Policy |
26% |
International Terrorism |
25% |
Islamic Extremism |
18% |
Poverty/Unemployment |
8% |
Global Warming |
6% |
Fundamentalist Governments |
4% |
The Rise of China |
3% |
Israeli Foreign Policy |
3% |
Globalization |
2% |
Iranian Foreign Policy |
2% |
HIV/AIDS |
2% |
Mideast Sympathies (Pew
Research Center, 2007)
| |
Israel |
Palestinians |
| United States |
48% |
13% |
| Germany |
37% |
18% |
| Great Britain |
24% |
29% |
| France |
38% |
38% |
| Spain |
9% |
32% |
| Russia |
21% |
16% |
| China |
7% |
23% |
| Japan |
25% |
29% |
| India |
20% |
22% |
| Nigeria |
29% |
35% |
| Indonesia |
4% |
72% |
| Egypt |
2% |
97% |
| Jordan |
1% |
97% |
| Turkey |
5% |
63% |
| Pakistan |
6% |
59% |
Do you sympathize more with the Israelis
or Palestinians? (Pew Global Attitudes)
Response |
France |
Germany |
Britain |
United
States |
|
5/04 |
5/04 |
5/04 |
5/04 |
Israelis |
20% |
24% |
22% |
46% |
Palestinians |
28% |
24% |
28% |
12% |
Neither |
52% |
52% |
50% |
42% |
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