Poll shows Israeli approval for Obama is up

02.12.2011                      06.Kislev. 5772

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Poll shows Israeli approval for Obama is up

Jewish Israelis support nuclear detente, Saban Center for Mideast Policy at Brookings survey shows.

Although Israeli Jews might not be the best bet for electoral college votes in the upcoming US presidential elections, President Barack Obama’s popularity is on the rise in Israel.
In a survey conducted in mid-November by Dr. Shibley Telhami, a nonresident senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, Jews and Arabs alike expressed concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear program, although concern is much higher among the Israeli population….