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New UMD Poll Shows Israelis Doubt Benefit from Gaza Conflict

By Guest PostDecember 1, 2012Politicsamerican public, anwar sadat professor, arabs, ethnic conflict, gaza strip, hamas, international policy attitudes, iran, iranian nuclear facilities, Israel, israeli attack, israeli jews, israelis, jewish identity, maryland, middle east, nuclear free zone, nuclear weapon, Obama, opinion, palestinian state, pipa, poll, President Obama, program, shibley telhami, steven kull, syria, syrian situation, un, united states, university

Three in Five Israelis Now View Obama Favorably

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new University of Maryland poll shows that in the aftermath of November’s round of fighting with Hamas and other groups in the Gaza Strip, only 36% of Israelis think that Israel is better off than it was before the escalation, while a majority feel Israel is either about the same (38%) or worse off (21%).

40% said Israel won the combat in the Gaza Strip. A majority said either that no side won (45%) or that Hamas won (11%). (more…)

UMD Poll: Israelis Wary of Striking Iran Nuclear Facilities

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2012Politicsairstrike, american punishment, Barack Obama, benjamin netanyahu, dahaf institute, hezbollah, iran, Israel, israeli jews, israeli prime minister, israeli public, mitt romney, newt gingrich, nuclear program, nuclear weapons, presidential race, public opinion, ron paul, santorum, shibley telhami, university of maryland, us president, Washington

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The Israeli public is wary of launching airstrikes aimed at disrupting Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons, reports a new public opinion poll by researchers at the University of Maryland.

Only 19 of percent of all Israelis favored a go-it-alone strike by Israel, while 42 percent supported a strike only with U.S. backing, and 34 percent opposed any strike. Survey findings for Israeli Jews closely paralleled the results for the entire population of the nation. (more…)

Israeli Public Supports Middle East Nuclear Free Zone: UMD Poll

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2011Politicsisraeli jews, israeli public, middle east, nuclear facilities, nuclear free zone

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, 64 percent, favor establishing a nuclear free zone in the Middle East – even when it was spelled out that this would mean both Israel and Iran would have to forego nuclear weapons – finds a new University of Maryland poll. The research is a joint project of the Anwar Sadat Chair at the University of Maryland and the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA). (more…)

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New UMD Poll Shows Israelis Doubt Benefit from Gaza Conflict

UMD Poll: Israelis Wary of Striking Iran Nuclear Facilities

Israeli Public Supports Middle East Nuclear Free Zone: UMD Poll