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Israeli Public Opinion Polls: Opinion Regarding Threats from Iraq

How did you feel about last week's hanging of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein?* (Peace Index, January 1-2, 2007)

Very happy
19%
Moderately happy
27%
Moderately unhappy
13.5%
Very unhappy
13%
Did not effect me emotionally
25%

*Not exact wording of question

Do you believe the hanging of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will positively or negatively effect regional stability?* (Peace Index, January 1-2, 2007)

Positively
53%
Negatively
30%

*Not exact wording of question

In the war between the United States and Saddam Hussein, whom did you support? (PORI, September 2003)

  Israeli Jews Israeli Arabs Palestinians
Strongly Hussein -- 21% 50%
Mostly Hussein -- 17% 24%
Mostly United States 22% 10% 6%
Strongly United States 73% 9% 4%
Don't Know 5% 44% 16%

And in general, do you _ the people who are attacking American troops in Iraq right now. (PORI, September 2003)

  Israeli Jews Israeli Arabs Palestinians
Strongly Support -- 40% 26%
Somewhat support -- 21% 16%
Somewhat Oppose 25% 12% 21%
Strongly Oppose 71% 15% 23%
Don't know 5% 12% 14%

Do you believe that the state is prepared to handle a chemical or biological missile attack on Israel? (Dahaf Institute, February 13 1998)

Yes 55%
No 42%
No Reply 3%

Did you prepare antibiotics in case there is a chemical [sic] attack? (Dahaf Institute, February 13 1998)

Yes 4%
No 96%

Do you rely on the Americans to protect Israel? (Dahaf Institute, February 13 1998)

Yes 55%
No 44%
No Reply 1%

Does the media properly handle everything related to the threat of an Iraqi attack? (Dahaf Institute, February 13 1998)

Yes 44%
No 48%
No Reply 8%