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Last update - 21:15 12/06/2009
J Street blasts 'distorted' poll that says Israelis against settlement freeze
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Barack Obama, Israel News 

The pro-Israel group J Street on Friday blasted a poll released earlier this week that said a majority of Israelis are against a settlement freeze, calling the poll 'politically motivated and distorted'.

The poll, which was later picked up by the Associated Press and other news outlets, said that 56% of Israelis support continued settlement construction.

J Street's statement read: "Today's quasi-poll, sponsored by Ariel University Center, the only settlement university, and published only in the clear rightist Makor Rishon-Hatzofe newspaper and not in any mainstream Hebrew press, is a good example of the half-truths and lies that will be injected into the debate. The politically motivated and distorting wording of the poll questions is clear to anyone who reads them."
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According to J Street, the poll is an example of the 'trickery and deceit' that settlers and their supporters will use "in an effort to mislead the Obama Administration and the American public about Israeli sentiment regarding settlements."

The J Street statement also mentions a recent poll by Dahaf and one by Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Aharonot that found a majority of Israelis support a settlement freeze and 'acquiescence by Prime Minister Netanyahu to U.S. demands'.

IMRA analysis of the poll
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  1.   Poll consistent with last election 23:49  |  Mark Lincoln 12/06/09
  2.   The poll is consistent with the result of the recent election 23:53  |  Realist 12/06/09
  3.   only poll that matters is the elections- where the right-wing won 00:03  |  Observer 13/06/09
  4.   JStreet criticize polls? 00:17  |  John Brown 13/06/09
  5.   Oh the irony...J Street alledges biased poll 00:26  |  Ron 13/06/09
  6.   J Street would know all about distorted polls, wouldn`t they. 00:51  |  Raymond in DC 13/06/09
  7.   ONLY left wing polls are accurate 01:22  |  Arie 13/06/09
  8.   Straight up! 01:40  |  Tom 13/06/09
  9.   More facts needed 01:53  |  bronxite10 13/06/09
  10.   JStreet 01:53  |  paul almond 13/06/09
  11.   J Street is Joke Street 02:00  |  IW 13/06/09
  12.   See Tzfonit 02:16  |  Mark of Lewiston 13/06/09
  13.   Right Wing "Majority" #7 02:24  |  Solomon 13/06/09
  14.   to 1 and 2 02:59  |  Northern 13/06/09
  15.   J-street a bunch of leftist `wannabees"! 03:42  |  Mike Rozen 13/06/09
  16.   Magic Number 03:47  |  Bazmann 13/06/09
  17.   The settlers cheat? Impossible 04:13  |  WHG 13/06/09
  18.   `J Street` is a TOTAL FACADE 04:35  |  david 13/06/09
  19.   J Street, the "pro-Israel group"? Hardly!!! 04:40  |  Jehudah Ben-Israel 13/06/09
  20.   What is being pro-Israel? 05:07  |  janice 13/06/09
  21.   Eelection results are not linked to settlements 14:26  |  Reuben 13/06/09
  22.   Lose your only real friend 15:25  |  Len 13/06/09
  23.   pro-Israel group ? 16:04  |  Michael 13/06/09
  24.   Pro-Israel does NOT mean pro-settlement 17:21  |  Aharon 13/06/09
  25.   Dahaf poll of June 5; 2009 shows the opposite (4th try) 17:52  |  S 13/06/09
  26.   to Ahron.....You are right. here is the true solution 18:09  |  Tony Silver 13/06/09
  27.   Most do support a freeze 21:16  |  Barbara 13/06/09
  28.   I agree #22 21:23  |  Carrie 13/06/09
  29.   #10 Paul Almond: J Street might not represent most U.S. Jews.... 12:28  |  Hanna 17/06/09
  30.   Haha! J Street thinks a poll is distorted? Look at your own. 19:00  |  B 06/08/09
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