Israeli tanks in Gaza in worst clash in year — 2 Israeli soldiers and 1 Palestinian killed
Israeli tanks ‘enter Gaza’ after deadly clashes
“Just 9 percent of Jewish Israelis think US President Barack Obama’s administration is more pro-Israel than pro-Palestinian, according to a Smith Research poll,” reports The Jerusalem Post. “Forty-eight percent said that the Obama presidency favored the Palestinian side, 30% said his administration was neutral and 13% chose not to express an opinion….The number of Israelis who see Obama’s policies as pro-Israel has risen from 4% in the last Smith Research poll taken on behalf of the Post in August.” By contrast, the same polling organization “found that Israelis’ views of Obama’s predecessor in the Oval Office, George W. Bush, were nearly the opposite. Some 88% of Israelis considered Bush’s administration pro-Israel, 7% said he was neutral and just 2% labeled him pro-Palestinian.”
Also troubling: a CNN poll cited by The Jerusalem Post conducted on March 19-21 and released on Tuesday “found that 39% of Americans see Israel as an ally, while another 41% consider Israel friendly to the US but not an ally. Twelve percent said they consider Israel unfriendly and 5% said Israel is an enemy.”
HEADLINES TO TRACK:
- Israeli officer killed, soldier wounded in battle with Hamas terrorists on Gaza border
- Iran says Muslims must act over Jerusalem, says Iranian Foreign Minister
- NATO chief calls for new missile defenses to counter Iran
- London Times: Netanyahu humiliated after Barack Obama ‘dumped him for dinner’
- South Korean naval ship sunk — possibly torpedoed — North Korea suspected
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