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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A new poll finds that 71 percent of Israelis believe that the United States should launch a military attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to halt Tehran's nuclear program. (AP)
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Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail
By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent

Fully 71 percent of Israelis believe that the United States should launch a military attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to halt Tehran's nuclear program, according to a new poll.

The survey, commissioned by Bar-Ilan University's BESA Center and the Anti-Defamation League, found that 59 percent of Israelis still believe the war in Iraq was justified, while 36 percent take the opposite view.

Some 65 percent believe that the United States is a loyal ally of Israel, with only 11 percent saying the opposite. A slightly higher proportion, 73 percent, described U.S. President George W. Bush as friendly. Forty-eight percent attributed U.S. support for Israel to strategic considerations, while 30 percent credited American Jewry and 17 percent cited shared values and a shared democratic tradition.

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Regarding America's importance to Israel, there was near consensus: 91 percent said that close relations with the U.S. are vital to Israel's security. Some 51 percent of respondents predicted that the U.S. will ultimately impose an agreement on Israel and the Palestinians, while 43 percent disagreed.

In addition, 52 percent of respondents described American Jewish support of Israel as "sufficient," while 33 percent did not. About half of all Israelis believe that American Jewry is in danger of disappearing due to assimilation, the poll found.



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  1.   71% of the people in Israel are insane 03:23  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  2.   Neat 04:05  |  JJ 18/05/07
  3.   71% want 04:06  |  Shmuelshachor 18/05/07
  4.   surprising or not? 04:13  |  Wes 18/05/07
  5.   to "spyguy" on #1 04:16  |  Shmuelshachor 18/05/07
  6.   Sorry, this won`t happen 04:16  |  bb 18/05/07
  7.   To spyguy the Hezbollahi farsi speaking arab 04:41  |  Parviz 18/05/07
  8.   # 1 Spyguy 04:57  |  Adrian de Klerk 18/05/07
  9.   if 71% of Iranians think .. 04:59  |  Iranian 18/05/07
  10.   Stop being so liberal 05:06  |  Saba 18/05/07
  11.   Spyguy: how was Iraq`s might different from 05:13  |  Ed 18/05/07
  12.   A Prediction 05:16  |  Jon Lenz 18/05/07
  13.   100% of muslims Sunnis want U.S. and Israel to strike Iran if tal 05:20  |  Joseph E . 18/05/07
  14.   Ed in Canada 05:24  |  Leslie Duffey 18/05/07
  15.   to the SF guy who thinks he`s a spy 05:25  |  alan 18/05/07
  16.   71% of Israelis want US to nuke Iran 05:39  |  Ralph 18/05/07
  17.   to iranian 05:40  |  doesnt matter 18/05/07
  18.   FYI - Pakistan ALREADY has nukes 05:41  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  19.   #8 ADK - It appears that you have not kept up 05:47  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  20.   Dumb poll 05:50  |  Jon 18/05/07
  21.   #8 Ed 05:51  |  HK 18/05/07
  22.   How many thinks that Israel should attack 05:51  |  Scott Hunter 18/05/07
  23.   10 Saba - Starting a war because you think 05:56  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  24.   11 Ed - Another armchair general that vastly 06:05  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  25.   No Chance America will attack iran 06:21  |  Natallie Durson 18/05/07
  26.   Iran Will Go Nuclear 06:24  |  Clickfan 18/05/07
  27.   Ahmadinejad Hasn`t Budged One Inch 06:26  |  Yosemite 18/05/07
  28.   71% of Israelis want Us to strike Iran 06:35  |  Yentel 18/05/07
  29.   Iran is not stable, it can be taken out 06:48  |  Jake 18/05/07
  30.   Spyguy`s calculation 06:57  |  Infidel 18/05/07
  31.   Isral 06:58  |  christian 18/05/07
  32.   #26 Clickfan 07:01  |  Clickfoe 18/05/07
  33.   Parviz 07:04  |  Leslie Duffey 18/05/07
  34.   I think it should read "Israeli Jews" 07:06  |  Scott Hunter 18/05/07
  35.   Iraq 07:23  |  H M 18/05/07
  36.   #31 Christian 07:26  |  Another Christian 18/05/07
  37.   RE #25. Natalie Durson...No Chance America will attack iran 07:28  |  Astasheiks 18/05/07
  38.   If a Poll was Taken In America About whether Or Not 07:31  |  Eli 18/05/07
  39.   Spyguy # 19 - Every Moron Predicted The Outcome in Iraq 07:38  |  Eli 18/05/07
  40.   Parviz #7 08:00  |  Rowan Berkeley 18/05/07
  41.   woah wait a min... do it yourself 08:24  |  David G 18/05/07
  42.   Do 71 % of Americans want to attack Iran because Israelis want 08:53  |  Petteri 18/05/07
  43.   And I want Iran + Pakistan+Indonisia+Syria to AirStrike Israel 08:56  |  Imad 18/05/07
  44.   And I want Iran + Pakistan+Indonisia+Syria to AirStrike Israel 08:56  |  Imad 18/05/07
  45.   Israel`s Bitch? 09:01  |  Harlan 18/05/07
  46.   Attacking Iran 09:02  |  Lightkeeper 18/05/07
  47.   Wow, 71%! 09:05  |  Esther 18/05/07
  48.   I hope the attack on Iran goes better than Iraq 09:11  |  mark Kienan 18/05/07
  49.   71% of Israelis are going to be sadly disappointed 09:21  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  50.   Another rabid "Shouter Not A Shooter for Israel" # 5 09:28  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  51.   American blood 09:29  |  Attoo 18/05/07
  52.   To Jospeh Where did you get this insane 09:32  |  Suleiman 18/05/07
  53.   For Shmuelshachor, again # 3 09:37  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  54.   Israel - Brat Nation 09:43  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  55.   #1: spyguy, Freud, and Israelis` "death wish" 10:04  |  Thomas Jackson 18/05/07
  56.   33 Eli - so you are assuming that after a few 10:07  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  57.   Pure wishful thinking from Lightkeeper # 46 10:13  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  58.   If you read history... 10:19  |  H50 18/05/07
  59.   For Eli in Berkeley # 39 10:20  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  60.   what % of the Ummah will celebrate next time Europe is attacked? 10:30  |  Jan 18/05/07
  61.   49 Click - Israelis may still get their wish 10:35  |  spyguy 18/05/07
  62.   71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail 10:43  |  Richard 18/05/07
  63.   This is going to go down well in Washington 10:47  |  Johnboy 18/05/07
  64.   as a judeo-christian nation,the us should 11:03  |  terry 18/05/07
  65.   Cluck Fool 11:03  |  Star of David 18/05/07
  66.   Iran 11:13  |  Tamar Ferguson 18/05/07
  67.   Eli 11:21  |  Moury 18/05/07
  68.   71% believe America should launch a military attack on Iran... 11:28  |  Maureen Ann 18/05/07
  69.   The Existential Threat to the Jewish State 11:32  |  Bernie 18/05/07
  70.   Mark, You make Some Valid Points 11:38  |  Bernie 18/05/07
  71.   59% of Israelis think Iraq was Justified 11:48  |  Bernie 18/05/07
  72.   I can`t believe that civilized people ... 11:57  |  Bernie 18/05/07
  73.   Sheath the sword of Gideon - it`s embarrassing 12:06  |  Tom S 18/05/07
  74.   WHAT ABOUT THE NUMBER AT 2003 12:26  |  indrajaya 18/05/07
  75.   why doesn`t Israel attack Iran 12:31  |  Bob 18/05/07
  76.   Typical Haaretz sensationalism and provocation 12:41  |  Dror 18/05/07
  77.   US should have done to Israel what it did to Serbia 12:42  |  John 18/05/07
  78.   For Terry # 64 13:12  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  79.   For Star of David # 65 13:15  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  80.   Folks 13:22  |  Clickfan 18/05/07
  81.   For Maureen Ann # 68 13:23  |  Clickfool 18/05/07
  82.   Spyguy #24 13:26  |  Scott