CNN Poll: Liberals, Dems, Poor, Women Most Likely To Oppose Israeli War, White Men Most Supportive

[kpete]

Posted by Zaid Jilani at 6:34 pm Tagged with: israel, palestine
Jul
21
2014

There is a reorientation going on right now with respect to the Israel Lobby. It used to be that it found its base of support among Democrats, with Republicans like Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush being the ones most likely to be critical of Israeli policy.

A new CNN poll finds that things are changing. Check out these crosstabs on whether people think Israel is using “too much,” “too little” or just the right amount of violence (its like porridge):



A few interesting things: the bulk of support for Israel comes from whites, with slightly more coming from those with incomes above the median. The majority of liberals oppose Israel’s level of violence, and 50 percent, a plurality, of minorities do the same. Women are also considerably more opposed.

In other words, the issue of Israel and the Palestinians is being polarized — with liberals increasingly believing that Israel is mistreating the Palestinians, and conservatives holding the opposite view.


MORE:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/07/21/rel7b.pdf
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2014/07/21/cnn-poll-liberals-democrats-poor-women-most-likely-to-oppose-israeli-war-white-men-most-supportive/

[KG]

1. color me surprised.

not.

[4now]

2. It is difficult for some liberals to justify slaughtering civilians

while blaming them for their own deaths.

[alp227]

3. White men most supportive? I wonder how many of those men even served in the military?

Most of the "yes" responders are probably little more than armchair warriors.

[MisterP]

5. 's how it always goes: Cheney got deferments, Heinlein washed out of the Navy with nary a shot,

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[GeorgeGist]

4. Sign 'em up and ship 'em over.