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The Israel Factor 05.2015, Questionnaire

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May 1, 2015

Israel Factor survey 5.2015*

Please grade the following actions from 1 (very bad) to 5 (very good) from an Israeli perspective (the panelists were also asked to explain in 1-2 sentences their main reason for the grade):

 

The framework agreement with Iran (is good\bad for Israel)

 

Impact of PM Netanyahu’s actions to sabotage the framework agreement (is good\bad for Israel)

 

The Israeli opposition’s response to the framework agreement (is good\bad for Israel)

 

President Obama’s response to the outcome of Israel’s elections (is good\bad for Israel)

 

Possible American decision not to veto a UN resolution on occupation\settlements (is good\bad for Israel)

 

 

Please state if you agree-disagree with the following statements (the panelists were asked to add their comments and reservations):

 

Agree

Disagree

There is a crisis in US-Israel relations

 

 

Obama is the worst ever President for Israel

 

 

Netanyahu has damaged US-Israel relations like no other PM before him

 

 

Leaders aside, the fundamentals that hold US-Israel relations are solid

 

 

Social trends in the US and in Israel are beginning to erode the fundamentals that hold the countries as allies

 

 

Any 2016 Republican president would be better for Israel than any 2016 Democratic president

 

 

Hillary Clinton would be the best president for Israel in 2016

 

 

 

 

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

Hillary Clinton

 

Joe Biden

 

Chris Christie

 

Marco Rubio

 

Jeb Bush

 

Martin O'Malley

 

Rand Paul

 

Bobby Jindal

 

Ben Carson

 

Ted Cruz

 

Rick Santorum

 

Scott Walker

 

Mike Huckabee

 

Rick Perry

 

John Kasich

 

Jim Webb

 

Bernie Sanders

 

Lindsey Graham

 

 

* 8 panelists participated in the 5.2015 survey (Eitan Gilboa and Yaeli Bloch-Elkon did not answer this survey).  

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