1. On a scale of 1-10, please rank the strength and closeness of the US-Israel relations in the following times:
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Time
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Current time
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4.38
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G.W.Bush administration (lowest point)
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6.25
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Clinton administration (lowest point)
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6.71
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G.H.W.Bush administration (lowest point)
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5.56
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Reagan administration (lowest point)
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6.19
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Carter administration (lowest point)
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5
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Ford administration (lowest point)
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5.71
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Nixon administration (lowest point)
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6.14
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Johnson administration (lowest point)
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6.83
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Kennedy administration (lowest point)
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5.4
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Eisenhower administration (lowest point)
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3.83
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Truman administration (lowest point)
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5.5
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2. Please answer the following questions on a 1-5 scale, when 1 is no and 5 is yes:
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Question
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Is Netanyahu handling the Iran debate within the US properly?
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2.13
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Is the agreement with Iran dangerous for Israel?
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3.57
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Is the agreement with Iran good for the US?
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2.88
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Are you impressed with the way the Obama administration handled the negotiations with Iran?
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2.63
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Do you think Israel is going to have a serious problem with the Democratic Party in the coming years?
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4
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Do you think there is a fair chance that Congress will disapprove the agreement with a veto-proof majority?
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1.88
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Do you feel that the agreement with Iran made Iran stronger?
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3.63
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Do you think it would be better for Israel if the next President is a Republican?
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3.43
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Do you think that Israel is currently getting enough support from the US Jewish community?
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3
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3. Looking ahead to 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on scale of 1 to 10 (1 – not good for Israel, 10 – very good for Israel):
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Andrew Cuomo
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6.33
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Ben Carson
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6
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Bernie Sanders
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5.88
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Bobby Jindal*
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6.25
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Carly Fiorina*
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6.5
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Chris Christie
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7.25
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Donald Trump
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7
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George Pataki
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7
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Hillary Clinton
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8
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Jeb Bush
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7.5
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Jim Gilmore*
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6.3
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Jim Webb*
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5.25
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Joe Biden
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7.13
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John Kasich
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7.4
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Lindsey Graham
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7.29
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Marco Rubio
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7.63
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Martin O'Malley*
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6.5
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Mike Huckabee
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6.86
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Rand Paul
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3.29
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Rick Perry
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5.43
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Rick Santorum
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5.14
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Scott Walker
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6.86
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Ted Cruz
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6.13
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* Less than 5 panelists ranked the candidate.
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