POLL: STRONG AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL CONTINUES

Poll: Strong American Support For Israel Continues (Anti-Defamation League)
The ADL 2005 Survey of American Attitudes Toward Israel and the Middle East, conducted March 18-25, reveals that Americans continue to strongly support Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Americans sympathize more with Israel - 42% - than with the Palestinians - 13%. 74% of Americans believe Israel is serious about reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians. The Israeli government's favorable rating is at its highest in over a decade at 43% positive to 26% unfavorable. Almost twice as many Americans (42%) have a favorable impression of Ariel Sharon as have an unfavorable (22%), up 7% since 2003; 27% view Mahmoud Abbas favorably, as compared with 9% favorability for Arafat in 2003.