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The Israel Factor 01.2015, Full Statistics

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February 1, 2015

Please rank the performance of the US administration on the following issues from 1 (very bad) to 5 (very good). Explain in one or two sentences the main reason for the grade you gave:

Issue

 

Working with the Israeli government *

2.62

Working with the Palestinian Authority

2

Balancing US interests in the Middle East

2.75

Battling ISIS

2.71

Advancing nuclear negotiations with Iran

2.62

* This question was asked before the decision by Netanyahu to speak in Congress on March 2015 and the ensuing political crisis.

 

Please rank the likelihood of the following scenarios from 1 (unlikely) to 5 (very likely):

 

Scenario

 

The US is going to support a UN mandated evacuation date for the West Bank before the end of Obama’s term in office

1.37

A crisis in US-Israel relations is to be expected when the US completes its negotiations with Iran

3.28

The US and Israel are about to clash over the sensitive nuclear issue because of differences related to the NPT Review Conference

2.75

The Obama administration will renew its effort to advance Israel-Palestine negotiations after the elections in Israel

2.75

 

Looking ahead to 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on a scale of 1 (very bad for Israel) to 10 (great for Israel)

 

Candidate

 

Hillary Clinton

7.75

Joe Biden

7.25

Chris Christie

7.25

Marco Rubio

6.75

Jeb Bush

7

Mitt Romney

6.75

Andrew Cuomo

7.63

Martin O'Malley

6*

Elizabeth Warren

5.28

Brian Schweitzer

6.25

Rand Paul

3.85

Bobby Jindal

5.4

Ben Carson

5.25*

Mike Pence

5.75*

Ted Cruz

5.75

Rick Santorum

5.14

Scott Walker

6

Mike Huckabee

6

Rick Perry

5.71

John Kasich

6.2

Jim Webb

5.2

Bernie Sanders

5.5

* Ranked by less than 5 panelists.

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