Poll: Only 31% of Israelis consider Obama pro-Israel

Only 31% of Israel's adult Jewish population considers Barack Obama' administration to be pro-Israel, according to a Smith Institute poll released Sunday, on the eve of the American president's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.

The survey of 500 Israelis, representing a statistical model of the Israeli population, was conducted last week. It revealed that 14% of Israeli Jews consider Obama pro-Palestinian, while 40% of the respondents labeled him as neutral; 15% declined to offer their opinion.

The poll further showed that 88% of Israeli Jews believe that Obama's predecessor, former US President George W. Bush, was pro-Israel, as opposed to only two percent who claim he was pro-Palestinian. Seven percent of the respondents said Bush was neutral.

However, the survey showed that Israelis still consider the Obama Administration to be more favorable towards Israel than Europe, with Russia considered the most pro-Palestinian.

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Just like in this country, too much polling, and it needs to stop.

For all his faults and mistakes he is a decent person, unlike the corrupt bastards
that Israelis keep voting for since Rabin was assassinated.

OK.

If Obama is seen as an honest broker in the Middle East Peace Process then that is very good news for actually making progress.