A new Brookings Institution survey, conducted last month, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is overall the third-most admired world leader among Americans. The survey, the results of which were released Friday, examined the attitude of Americans regarding Israel and the Middle East.
Opinions varied significantly among different groups, with those identifying as Republicans or Evangelical Christians expressing a far more favorable opinion of Netanyahu than Democrats. In fact, among Evangelicals, Netanyahu was the most mentioned name in an open-ended question. Meanwhile, two in three Democrats expressed disappointment in the Israeli leader.
“While Republicans overall have much more favorable views of Netanyahu than unfavorable ones, Democrats have a more unfavorable view of the Israeli leader by a ratio of about two to one. In general, older Americans admire the Israeli leader far more than the younger ones,” a Brookings report on the poll results, cited by Haaretz, stated.
“Netanyahu’s unfavorable ratings among Democrats have risen substantially from a year ago from 22 percent to 34 percent; in comparison, favorable views of Netanyahu among Republicans stayed within the margin of error of last year’s results from (51 percent compared to 49 percent in 2014) while unfavorable views increased slightly from 9 percent to 13 percent.”
Overall, Netanyahu placed third on a list of five most admired world leaders, with 6 percent approval, trailing behind US President Barack Obama (16 percent) and former president Ronald Reagan (7 percent). Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin rounded out the list at fourth and fifth respectively.
Another question asked respondents to assess how much sway Israel had over US politics. 37 percent of Americans said they believed the Israeli government had too much influence, while 18 percent felt the Jewish state had too little sway on American political discourse. Meanwhile, 44 percent were satisfied with the influence Israel holds over American politics.
26 percent of respondents said they seriously consider a candidate’s position on Israel in determining their own voting stance, while 33 percent said it played some role. Only 19 percent of respondents said a candidate’s stance on the Jewish state made no difference to their them when voting.
Regarding the US approach to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, 31 percent recommended limiting its opposition to words, 27 percent said nothing should be done, 27 percent recommended economic sanctions, and 10 percent said the US must take more serious action, the poll found.
1,738 panelists completed the survey, including a national sample of 875 adults, plus an oversample of 863 self-identified Evangelical or born-again Christians, making for a total sample of Evangelicals/born-again Christians of 1,074. The results were then weighted in accordance with US Census benchmarks.
5 thoughts on “Netanyahu Most Popular World Leader Among Evangelical Christians in US”
“Trailing behind Obama”…. God what are these people thinking? I think the world is crazy. I don’t believe this BS.
I find these people almost as disgusting as the Jews themselves. They are so wrong about everything, but so certain they are right about everything. They are not even Christians.
Their beliefs are based on a fraudulent bible called the Scofield Bible reproduced with further alterations that says such things as “For a nation to commit the sin of anti-Semitism brings inevitable judgment” and this “bible” has had a profound impact on the thinking of some of the USA’s top leaders like evangelicals George Bush and Michele Bachmann. This is why I don’t consider the US a serious country.
The Scofield Bible is a fascinating story involving Jews at the highest level in the US inserting fraudulent sentences into a “bible,” then marketing it and having gullible (a better word might be “stupid”) “Christians” accept it as God’s word. http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2014/03/alison-weir-on-the-early-days-of-the-israel-lobby/
Disgusting !
Want to know who has,and is ruining the United States ? And this is coming from a white European of very Germanic inclinations? A former active Republican too .
These moronic ,Evangelical ,Zio Christians are !
The kodherized ” Conservatives ” who worship Jews ,and out Israel first.
These lovers of ” capitalism ” ,who’s incomes get lower ,and debt higher esch year.
Consumers of bad food, junk products ,and Jewish bilge on ” the Tveeeee”.
They are oh so ” good and Bybull believing “.
Never ” racist ,patriotic ,and politically correct “.
The world goes to hell around them,and they go in circles with it.
Oh ,” the Jewwwwws ” ,its always the killers of Christ they adore ,while demanding you become ” born again “,
The material ,man made nation of Israel is there God.
Yahweh Jesus .
Cromwell’s New Model Army lives.
Trotzkys Red Army.
Today’s they are called Evangelicals.
Peter, it goes back further than con man Scofield.
William of Orange, Oliver Cromwell ,King Jsmes II ( early Mason ,Jew Favorite / Financed ), and his King James Bible.
These creeps are sanctified mediocrities.
The mass of fools the Jews love ” Democracy ” for.
” 44 % think Israel not enough influence “.
Solo patriotic ! Soo ” Conservatives “. ” So Tea Party “.
Dante, it goes back even further than that: when can trace it all back to saul the jew who adopted a gentile name (as they all do to this day) and paraded as a Christian to infuse the message of Christ (PBUH) with judaic poison.
“Trailing behind Obama”…. God what are these people thinking? I think the world is crazy. I don’t believe this BS.
I find these people almost as disgusting as the Jews themselves. They are so wrong about everything, but so certain they are right about everything. They are not even Christians.
Their beliefs are based on a fraudulent bible called the Scofield Bible reproduced with further alterations that says such things as “For a nation to commit the sin of anti-Semitism brings inevitable judgment” and this “bible” has had a profound impact on the thinking of some of the USA’s top leaders like evangelicals George Bush and Michele Bachmann. This is why I don’t consider the US a serious country.
The Scofield Bible is a fascinating story involving Jews at the highest level in the US inserting fraudulent sentences into a “bible,” then marketing it and having gullible (a better word might be “stupid”) “Christians” accept it as God’s word.
http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2014/03/alison-weir-on-the-early-days-of-the-israel-lobby/
Disgusting !
Want to know who has,and is ruining the United States ? And this is coming from a white European of very Germanic inclinations? A former active Republican too .
These moronic ,Evangelical ,Zio Christians are !
The kodherized ” Conservatives ” who worship Jews ,and out Israel first.
These lovers of ” capitalism ” ,who’s incomes get lower ,and debt higher esch year.
Consumers of bad food, junk products ,and Jewish bilge on ” the Tveeeee”.
They are oh so ” good and Bybull believing “.
Never ” racist ,patriotic ,and politically correct “.
The world goes to hell around them,and they go in circles with it.
Oh ,” the Jewwwwws ” ,its always the killers of Christ they adore ,while demanding you become ” born again “,
The material ,man made nation of Israel is there God.
Yahweh Jesus .
Cromwell’s New Model Army lives.
Trotzkys Red Army.
Today’s they are called Evangelicals.
Peter, it goes back further than con man Scofield.
William of Orange, Oliver Cromwell ,King Jsmes II ( early Mason ,Jew Favorite / Financed ), and his King James Bible.
These creeps are sanctified mediocrities.
The mass of fools the Jews love ” Democracy ” for.
” 44 % think Israel not enough influence “.
Solo patriotic ! Soo ” Conservatives “. ” So Tea Party “.
Dante, it goes back even further than that: when can trace it all back to saul the jew who adopted a gentile name (as they all do to this day) and paraded as a Christian to infuse the message of Christ (PBUH) with judaic poison.