A majority of Americans think Palestinians must acknowledge Israel’s right to exist before they can have their own state, a recent poll commissioned by the Israel Project found. Though a large contingent believes in a two-state solution, 60% believe “there should not be a Palestinian state until Palestinian leaders end terror and recognize Israel’s right to exist.” 50%...
Anti-jihad, economic ideas to share
Hugh Fitzgerald, the excellent writer and analyst at JihadWatch writes: There are three things that amount to the equivalent of December 7, 1941 in this war-without-end in which we are now engaged. This war began earlier, but was not marked by one spectacular attack. The Jihad had fallen over the past two centuries into desuetude only because of Muslim weakness, and has now been revived when...
What happened in 1967 that caused Israel’s borders to change?
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Poll: Israel Is the only Middle East ally for Americans
According to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN, 42 percent of American adults describe Israel as an ally of the U.S., while an additional 39% describe Israel as a “friendly” country.
Poll: Israel Right in Lebanon Attack
Israel was justified in invading Lebanon in the wake of the kidnapping of two of its soldiers by Hizballah, said 58% of respondents to a UPI-Zogby International poll conducted Dec. 4-6.
Educated Palestinians Leaving PA
Driven by fear of civil war and increasingly bleak economic prospects, Palestinians are fleeing their violence-wracked neighborhoods in growing numbers. Many are skilled and educated, and are leaving behind an increasingly impoverished and fundamentalist society. The brain drain reverses a trend of the 1990s when, fueled by peace hopes, thousands of well-to-do Palestinians returned from the...
Poll: Overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews observe various religious commandments
Interesting poll results from Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis) Telephone poll of a representative sample of adult Israeli Jews carried out by Mutagim for Makor Rishon and Gesher and published in Makor Rishon on 22 September, 2006 31.8% Don’t turn on electrical equipment on the Sabbath62.6% Say Kiddush on the Sabbath89.1% Read the Haggadah at a...
Hizballah Inspires 63% of Palestinians
Nearly two-thirds of Palestinians (63%) agree that Palestinians should emulate Hizballah by firing rockets at Israeli cities, while 35% disagree, according to a poll conducted last week by the Truman Institute at Hebrew University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. The poll also showed that 57% of Palestinians support attacks against Israeli civilians inside...
Poll Shows Naivete in Canada: 31 Percent Blame Israel for 9/11 Attacks
Via Vital Perspective. Heads up on this interesting poll: New Poll Shows Naivete in Canada: 31 Percent Blame Israel for 9/11 Attacks According to a poll by the Montreal-based Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), 38 percent of Quebecers think 9/11 was at least partly the result of Israel’s actions in the Middle East, the highest of any region of Canada. Overall, 31 percent of all...
Britain is now biggest security threat to US
Britain now presents a greater security threat to the United States than Iran or Iraq, an American magazine said yesterday. In an article on Islamists headlined “Kashmir on the Thames”, the New Republic painted Britain’s Muslim communities as a breeding ground for violent extremism. Citing recent opinion poll evidence suggesting that one in four British Muslims believed that...