Israelis Favor Romney Over Obama By Wide Margin In Latest Poll

[Purveyor]

Israelis prefer Mitt Romney over President Obama by a wide margin, according to the latest polling from the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University.

The Republican candidate leads Obama 57 percent to 22 percent, the organizations' Peace Index for October found in its October survey.

The gap is especially marked among self-described right-wingers — 70 percent of whom prefer Romney — while Obama gets three times more support from Arab Israelis, 45 percent versus 15 percent.

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Israeli public opinion stands in stark contrast with the rest of the world, where a clear majority of people prefer Obama over Romney, according to a BBC poll.

That poll of 21,797 people in 21 countries — but not Israel — found an average of 50 percent of respondents favored Obama versus 9 percent for Romney. The two candidates are equally unpopular in Pakistan.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/264609-romney-polls-far-ahead-of-obama-in-israel

[SingleSeatBiggerMeat]

1. Great...

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is hoping for a Obama landslide.

Me, too.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Me, three.

[progressivebydesign]

2. Wow. Who cares?? Right winger Israelis support Romney. Brought to you by Sheldon Adelson. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Two Points

!) It's a good thing Israelis don't get to vote in our election.
2) It's an even better thing that most American Jews are Democrats that favor the president. In fact he performed better among them in 08 than any other group with the exception of African Americans.

[justiceischeap]

4. Well, we should fold up the tent and go home now

Since the Israeli's favor Romney, we should give up.

[BeyondGeography]

5. What a steaming pile; they trot out Dennis Ross for some obligatory Obama bashing

about "American Jewish dissatisfaction," but they fail to mention that Obama leads in that group by a 2-to-1 margin last time anyone looked.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/on-eve-of-romney-visit-u-s-jews-continue-to-favor-obama-by-68-25-new-poll-shows-1.454126

[geardaddy]

6. Who the fuck cares.

They can't vote here.

[Ace Rothstein]

7. Good

Israelis think our foreign policy should be Israel first, America second. We need to do what's best for ourselves, not Israel.

[emulatorloo]

9. Tough shit.

[McCamy Taylor]

10. When Israel becomes the 51st US state, I will care.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. +1

Total non-story

[magical thyme]

15. +another1 nt

[geardaddy]

20. +2

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. This makes me sad. Obama has done more for Israel than most U.S. presidents.

I think this is more to do about race than support for/against Israel

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Then Why Did American Jews Support Obama In 08 More Than Any Other Group Except African Americans/nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. This is about Israel, not American Jews. I'm fully aware of their support of the president.

[Alekei_Firebird]

13. Who gives a flying sh*t what Israelis think?

[SunSeeker]

14. Sorry Israel, we're not going to go to war with Iran for you. nt

[kimbutgar]

16. My crazy Israel tea bragger friend thinks President Obama is the anti christ

She in this weird Israel first crowd and has gone insane. I don't think I can be friends with her anymore. She completely dissed my family recently. I known her for 30 years and now she is lost.

[madrchsod]

18. since the us taxpayers give more to the idf than the israeli taxpayers do...

maybe we should make them a territory of the usa.

[PlanetBev]

19. I don't give a shit who the Israelis support

and I'm Jewish.

This is our election, mind your own business.