Dated 21-26 Feb 2010
This week’s report consists of 29 surveys. Two of these are multi-country surveys from the Arab world & North Africa while the rest are national surveys:
Americans Continue to Support & Sympathies with Israelis
U.S. has been playing a major role in Middle East Since before the establishment of Israel. American Sympathies for Israelites have remain
ed quite dominant. A recent Gallup USA survey shows that more than six in ten (63%) Americans say they feel sympathetic towards Israel in the conflict. This is a new high in the levels of support since the first Gulf war in 1991 when Iraqi missile hit Israel. Keeping in view such large number of sympathizers for Israel in the US, can one expect unbiased mediation of the peace process between Israel & Palestinians?
US’s historic support for Israel has always been commensurate with a vast supportive public base in the U.S. Israel is among the most favored nations for Americans and Palestinians are the least on the same count. How did such perceptions come about? Do they collaborate with media reports and general awareness? To what extent is the Israeli lobby effective in stimulating this perception?
Some argue that a heavy Jewish influence over media has played a covert role in stimulating such sympathies for the Israelites. At the same time, given the media boom that transcends the main stream conventional sources and goes beyond guarded access to specific sources of information, would it be fair to consider this dominance a primary variable? Access to the internet is of course nearly universal at present and Americans remain the most ardent users of this source. What then could be the factors shaping such dominant pro Israel views among the American population? §
ed quite dominant. A recent Gallup USA survey shows that more than six in ten (63%) Americans say they feel sympathetic towards Israel in the conflict. This is a new high in the levels of support since the first Gulf war in 1991 when Iraqi missile hit Israel. Keeping in view such large number of sympathizers for Israel in the US, can one expect unbiased mediation of the peace process between Israel & Palestinians?US’s historic support for Israel has always been commensurate with a vast supportive public base in the U.S. Israel is among the most favored nations for Americans and Palestinians are the least on the same count. How did such perceptions come about? Do they collaborate with media reports and general awareness? To what extent is the Israeli lobby effective in stimulating this perception?
Some argue that a heavy Jewish influence over media has played a covert role in stimulating such sympathies for the Israelites. At the same time, given the media boom that transcends the main stream conventional sources and goes beyond guarded access to specific sources of information, would it be fair to consider this dominance a primary variable? Access to the internet is of course nearly universal at present and Americans remain the most ardent users of this source. What then could be the factors shaping such dominant pro Israel views among the American population? §
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
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