1.
The following questions refer to the policies of the Obama administration in recent months on matters related to Israel. Please mark the answer closest to your view (number of respondents):
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Paying too much attention to Israeli concerns
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Not paying enough attention to Israeli concerns
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Paying the right amount of attention to Israeli concerns
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This has nothing to do with paying attention to Israel
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Policy
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2
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2
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4
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1
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In handling negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, John Kerry was…
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–
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4
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3
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2
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When Kerry mentioned a possible “apartheid” and then “clarified” his remarks, the Secretary was…
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2
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3
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3
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1
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As the Obama administration develops its approach to Middle East affairs it is, generally speaking…
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–
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5
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4
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–
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As the US is getting closer to a deal with Iran over its nuclear program it is….
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2.
Exactly half a year before the next midterm election, I'd like to repeat three of the questions that we asked prior to the 2010 midterm election:
Thinking about the 2014 midterm election, which of the following result would be better from an Israeli viewpoint (please rank each option from 1 – very bad – to 5 – very good):
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Both houses of Congress under Democratic control
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Both houses of Congress under GOP control
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Republican House and Democratic Senate
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Democratic House and Republican Senate
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3.625
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3.375
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3.375
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3.125
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Which of the combinations will make the Netanyahu government’s life easier (please rank each option from 1 – very hard for Netanyahu to 5 very easy for Netanyahu):
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Both houses of Congress under Democratic control
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Both houses of Congress under GOP control
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Republican House and Democratic Senate
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Democratic House and Republican Senate
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2.75
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4.25
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3.625
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3.5
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Generally speaking, please rank the two parties on Israel (please rank each option from 1 – very bad – to 5 – very good):
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Dem
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GOP
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3.55
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3.55
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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 (great for Israel)
* ranked by 8 or more panelists
** ranked by 4 or less panelists
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Candidate
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*
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7.888
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Hillary Clinton
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*
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7.55
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Joe Biden
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*
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7
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Chris Christie
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*
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6.11
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Marco Rubio
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*
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5.62
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Paul Ryan
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*
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7.125
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Jeb Bush
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6.16
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Janet Napolitano
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7.85
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Andrew Cuomo
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6.33
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Martin O'Malley
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6.66
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Deval Patrick
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7.71
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Cory Booker
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5.85
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Elizabeth Warren
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6.66
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Mark Warner
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6.4
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Brian Schweitzer
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7
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Kirsten Gillibrand
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*
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3.28
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Rand Paul
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5.6
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Bobby Jindal
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5.2
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Susana Martinez
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6
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Amy Klobuschar
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5.85
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Howard Dean
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**
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7
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Antonio Villaraigosa
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**
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5.25
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Mike Pence
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5.5
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Ted Cruz
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5.57
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Rick Santorum
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**
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5.5
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John Thune
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6
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Scott Walker
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*
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5.37
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Mike Huckabee
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5.42
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Rick Perry
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6.16
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John Kasich
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**
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5.5
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John Hickenlooper
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