TrueBlueAmerican

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BBC Worldwide Poll!

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Israel and Iran Share Most Negative Ratings in Global Poll -- Backgrounder
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Israel is viewed quite negatively in the world, possibly because the poll was conducted less than six months following the Israel/Hezbollah war in Lebanon. On average, 56 percent have a mainly negative view of the country, and just 17 percent have a positive view, the least positive rating for any country evaluated. In 23 countries the most common view was negative, with only two leaning towards a positive view and two divided.

Unsurprisingly, the most negative views of Israel are found in the predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East, with very large majorities in Lebanon (85%), Egypt (78%), Turkey (76%), and the UAE (73%) having negative views.

Large majorities also have negative views in Europe, including Germany (77%), Greece (68%) and France (66%). Indonesia (71%), Australia (68%) and South Korea (62%) are the most negative in countries in the Asia/Pacific region. Brazilians (72%) are the most negative in Latin America.

The two countries with mostly positive attitudes about Israel do so in modest numbers. Forty-five percent of Nigerians and 41 percent of Americans have positive views of Israel’s influence in the world, while nearly one-third in each country has negative views. Kenya and India have populations with divided views of Israel.

This being the first time Israel was included in the list of countries rated in the survey, there is no evidence that current ratings are better or worse than historical views.

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Comment:

And of course the Israeli newspapers are blaming this on 'the left media' among other things!!

BillCosby

Were does the usa rank............???

I would think the usa #'s would be as bad if not much worse........

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TrueBlueAmerican

From Israelenews:

So in a BBC worldwide poll Israel came in second behind Iran as the world's most hated country! (I think Israel did worse than Iran but semantics shemantics)More than traditional anti-Semitism and more than the influence of Arab and Muslim propaganda, it stands to reason that the strongest factor behind this is lefty media.

Thanks, lefties! (Your welcome mein Jew)

Israel's margin of survival is not wide, and this kind of things harms not only tourism and the economy; it undercuts Israelis' morale and confidence about taking military action when necessary, since the media will work with and energize the UN-EU-State Department etc. mechanism that starts coming down hard on Israel the minute it starts defending itself. The lefty media's flaying of Israel has been relentless since at least the early '70s when I started paying attention to it--still young and naive enough to be shocked by it.

The minute the Palestinians started portraying themselves as Third World underdogs, the media was a complete and total pushover for it.

TrueBlueAmerican

I think the score for the United States was 49% negative and 32% positive.

BillCosby

??? Only 49%.. I demand a recount................

Are my tax dollars just going to waste???? I think I should write my congressman & bitch about this. We should be @ least 60% or better if these assholes were doing their jobs right..........

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