September 23, 2011

70% of Israelis Endorse UN Acceptance of Palestinian State

70% of Israelis Endorse UN Acceptance of Palestinian State
By Richard Silverstein
Published: September 23, 2011

The Truman Institute at the Hebrew University has done a poll of Israeli and Palestinian opinion about the PA’s UN bid for statehood. Remarkably, the poll finds nearly 70% of Israelis prepared to accept a Palestinian state through a UN vote. This despite the opposition of their own prime minister. Does Barack Obama know that a plurality of Americans and majority of Israelis support a plan he rejects? This shows how completely out of touch both Netanyahu and Obama are, and how isolated they are in their own arms.

And hey, you didn’t read this in Haaretz. You read it in the Jerusalem Post, no less!

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