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American Public Opinion Polls:
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OPERATION "PILLAR OF DEFENSE"
Was Israel justified or unjustified in taking
military action against Hamas and the Palestinians in Gaza?
(CNN/ORC
International, November 16-18, 2012)
| Men |
Women |
White |
Non-White |
Total |
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Justified |
64% |
51% |
64% |
40% |
57% |
Not Justified |
21% |
28% |
20% |
35% |
25% |
No Opinion |
15% |
22% |
16% |
24% |
19% |
OPERATION "CAST LEAD"
Who do you blame more for the conflict in the Gaza Strip?
(The Israel Project National Survey, January 10-12, 2009)
| Strongly Israel | 8% |
| Not-So-Strongly - Israel | 9% |
| Not-So-Strongly - Palestinians | 17% |
| Strongly - Palestinians | 39% |
Who do you blame more for the current humanitarian crisis in the Gaza
Strip?
(The Israel Project National Survey, January 10-12,
2009)
| Israel | 17% |
| Hamas | 66% |
| Don't Know | 13% |
| No Opinion | 4% |
Who is most responsible for the outbreak of violence?*
(Pew
Research Center, January 7-11, 2009)
| Israel | 12% |
| Hamas | 41% |
| Both | 5% |
| Other | 7% |
| Don't Know | 37% |
Do you approve or disapprove of Israeli actions in Gaza?
(Pew Research Center, January 7-11, 2009)
| Approve | 40% |
| Disapprove | 33% |
| Don't Know | 27% |
Israel has...* (Pew Research Center, January 7-11, 2009)
| Gone too far | 24% |
| Not gone far enough | 7% |
| Responded about right | 50% |
| DK | 19% |
*Not exact questions wording.
The U.S. should be ...* (Pew Research Center, January 7-11, 2009)
| More involved | 17% |
| Less involved | 27% |
| As involved as it is | 48% |
| DK | 8% |
*Not exact questions wording.
What should U.S. do?* (Pew Research Center, January 7-11, 2009)
| Publicly support Israel | 39% |
| Say or do nothing | 38% |
| Publicly criticize Israel | 9% |
| DK | 14% |
*Not exact questions wording.
Thinking about the current fighting in the Middle East, do you think Barack Obama should announce a firm public position on the conflict now, or wait until he takes office on January 20th to take a firm public position on the issue? (Gallup, January 6-7, 2009)
| Should announce position now | 19% |
| Should wait to announce position | 75% |
| No opinion | 6% |
Thinking about the current fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza, do you think the Bush administration should be doing more, is doing the right amount, or should be doing less to help resolve the conflict? (Gallup, January 6-7, 2009)
| Should be doing more | 33% |
| Doing the right amount | 30% |
| Should be doing less | 22% |
| No opinion | 16% |
As you may know, violence has recently erupted in the Middle East in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Based on what you have seen, read or heard, do you think that the use of force by Israel/Hamas has been excessive or is appropriate given the circumstances? (McClatchy / Ipsos, January, 6, 2009)
Hamas |
Israel |
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| Excessive | 57% |
36% |
| Appropriate | 18% |
44% |
| (DK/NS) | 25% |
20% |
Do you personally make a distinction between Hamas and the Palestinian people, or not?(McClatchy / Ipsos, January, 6, 2009)
| Make a distinction | 37% |
| Do Not Make a distinction | 53% |
| (DK/NS) | 10% |
And regardless of your personal feelings, who do you believe is more to blame for the current conflict?(McClatchy / Ipsos, January, 6, 2009)
| Israel | 14% |
| Hamas | 44% |
| (DK/NS) | 29% |
| Both | 9% |
| Neither | 4% |
Now, do you think the United States should or should not favor creating a Palestinian state?(McClatchy / Ipsos, January, 6, 2009)
| Should favor | 31% |
| Should not favor | 45% |
| (DK/NS) | 24% |
Who is more to blame for the current situation…..Israel or the Palestinians? (Rasmussen Reports, December 30, 2008)
| Israel | 13% |
| The Palestinians | 55% |
| Not sure | 32% |
Should Israel have taken military action against the Palestinians or should it have tried to find a diplomatic solution? (Rasmussen Reports, December 30, 2008)
| Taken military action | 44% |
| Tried to find a diplomatic solution | 41% |
| Not sure | 15% |
How likely is it that this latest violence in the Gaza Strip will escalate into a more widespread war between Israel and the Arabs in the Middle East? (Rasmussen Reports, December 30, 2008)
| Very likely | 30% |
| Somewhat likely | 36% |
| Not very likely | 19% |
| Not at all likely | 3% |
| Not sure | 11% |
How likely is it that the latest military action by Israel will create more terrorism against the United States? (Rasmussen Reports, December 30, 2008)
| Very likely | 17% |
| Somewhat likely | 34% |
| Not very likely | 27% |
| Not at all likely | 9% |
| Not sure | 12% |
