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Israel Factor 09.2015, Questionnaire

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September 9, 2015

1. On a scale of 1-10, please rank the strength and closeness of the US-Israel relations in the following times:

 

Time

 

Current time

 

G.W.Bush administration (lowest point)

 

Clinton administration (lowest point)

 

G.H.W.Bush administration (lowest point)

 

Reagan administration (lowest point)

 

Carter administration (lowest point)

 

Ford administration (lowest point)

 

Nixon administration (lowest point)

 

Johnson administration (lowest point)

 

Kennedy administration (lowest point)

 

Eisenhower administration (lowest point)

 

Truman administration (lowest point)

 

 

 

2. Please answer the following questions on a 1-5 scale, when 1 is no and 5 is yes:

 

Question

 

Is Netanyahu handling the Iran debate within the US properly?

 

Is the agreement with Iran dangerous for Israel?

 

Is the agreement with Iran good for the US?

 

Are you impressed with the way the Obama administration handled the negotiations with Iran?

 

Do you think Israel is going to have a serious problem with the Democratic Party in the coming years?

 

Do you think there is a fair chance that Congress will disapprove the agreement with a veto-proof majority?

 

Do you feel that the agreement with Iran made Iran stronger?

 

Do you think it would be better for Israel if the next President is a Republican?

 

Do you think that Israel is currently getting enough support from the US Jewish community?

 

 

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):

 

Andrew Cuomo

 

Ben Carson

 

Bernie Sanders

 

Bobby Jindal*

 

Carly Fiorina*

 

Chris Christie

 

Donald Trump

 

George Pataki

 

Hillary Clinton

 

Jeb Bush

 

Jim Gilmore*

 

Jim Webb*

 

Joe Biden

 

John Kasich

 

Lindsey Graham

 

Marco Rubio

 

Martin O'Malley*

 

Mike Huckabee

 

Rand Paul

 

Rick Perry

 

Rick Santorum

 

Scott Walker

 

Ted Cruz

 

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