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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Israelis Would Prefer McCain in White House
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in Israel think having John McCain in the White House would be beneficial for their country, according to the Peace Index Project by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University. 46 per cent of respondents think the Republican United States presidential candidate is the better option for Israel.
Conversely, 20 per cent of respondents think Democratic candidate Barack Obama would help Israel more if elected to the White House this year, and 25 per cent are undecided.
McCain has become the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee in 2008, while Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination on Jun. 3. The presidential election in the U.S. is scheduled for Nov. 4.
On Jul. 9, both presidential candidates condemned the Iranian government for testing a long-range missile that is technically capable of reaching Israel. Obama said Iran "must suffer threats of economic sanctions with direct diplomacy opening up channels of communication so we avoid provocation, but we give strong incentives for the Iranians to change their behaviour." McCain declared: "Iran’s most recent missile tests demonstrate again the dangers it poses to its neighbours and to the wider region, especially Israel."
Polling Data
Which of the two United States presidential candidares would be better for Israel?
|
John McCain (R) |
46% |
|
Barack Obama (D) |
20% |
|
No difference |
9% |
|
Not sure |
25% |
Source: Peace Index Project / Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research / Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 590 Israeli adults, conducted on Jun. 30 and Jul. 1, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.