Israel Factor 8.2013, Questionnaire
1.
Please rank the Obama administration’s policy on the following topics from 1 (terrible policy) to 10 (great policy):
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Policy
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Rank
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Refraining from more intensive intervention in Syria
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Trying to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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Dealing with developments in Egypt and handling its relations with the Egyptian government
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Advancing the effort to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons
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Handling relations with Turkey
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2.
Thinking about Secretary of State John Kerry, and comparing him to some of his predecessors (Clinton, Rice, Powel, Albright), please rank the following statements from 1 (completely false) to 10 (completely true):
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Statement
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Rank
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Kerry believes more than other Secretaries of State that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is strategically important for the US
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Kerry seems like he knows what he is doing with the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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Kerry has a good chance to succeed in getting Israel and the Palestinians closer to a peace agreement or even achieving one
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Kerry is more naïve about the peace process than most of his predecessors
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Kerry gets Israel better than his predecessors
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Kerry is on a collision course with the Israeli government
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Kerry is the most promising Secretary since James Baker
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Kerry is the worst Secretary for Israel since James Baker
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3.
Looking ahead to 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on scale of 1 (very bad for Israel) to 10 (very good for Israel)
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Candidate
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Rank
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Hillary Clinton
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Joe Biden
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Chris Christie
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Marco Rubio
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Paul Ryan
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Jeb Bush
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Janet Napolitano
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Andrew Cuomo
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Martin O'Malley
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Deval Patrick
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Cory Booker
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Elizabeth Warren
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Mark Warner
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Brian Schweitzer
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Kirsten Gillibrand
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Rand Paul
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Bobby Jindal
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Susana Martinez
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Amy Klobuschar
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Howard Dean
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Antonio Villaraigosa
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Mike Pence
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Eric Cantor
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Ted Cruz
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Jon Huntsman
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Rick Santorum
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John Thune
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