Rasmussen: 77% of Americans agree: recognize the Jewish state

Poll of Americans: 77%:7% agreement must require recognition of Israel's right to exist as Jewish state 

 National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted September 2-3, 2010 By Rasmussen Reports

www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/toplines/pt_survey_toplines/september_2010/toplines_middle_east_peace_talks_september_2_3_2010

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Middle Eastern
peace talks?

35% Very closely

42% Somewhat closely

19% Not very closely

2% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Palestinian leaders
be required to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state?

77% Yes

7% No

16% Not sure

3* As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Israel be required to
accept the creation of a Palestinian state?

51% Yes

27% No

22% Not sure

4* How likely is it that Palestinian leaders will acknowledge Israel's right
to exist as a Jewish state?

6% Very likely

19% Somewhat likely

45% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

11% Not sure

5* How likely is it that Israel will accept the creation of a Palestinian
state?

6% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

38% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence




As part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement, should Palestinian leaders
be required to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state

Pipes: It's wrong to target all Muslims

Daniel Pipes call upon those who oppose Islamism (al-Qaeda, Hamas ) to avoid targeting all Muslims.  It's wrong and indefensible to target all Muslims. //Mark Finkelstein  jcrc@dmjfed.org

Pipes states:

" I have one concern:[some of those who oppose Islamism are taking on an] increasing anti-Islamic tone. Misled by the Islamists' insistence that there can be no such thing as "moderate Islam," my allies often fail to distinguish between Islam (a faith) and Islamism (a radical utopian ideology aiming to implement Islamic laws in their totality). This amounts not just to an intellectual error but a policy dead-end. Targeting all Muslims conflicts with basic Western notions, lumps friends with foes, and ignores the inescapable fact that Muslims alone can offer an antidote to Islamism. As I often note, radical Islam is the problem and moderate Islam is the solution [to defeating Islamism.]"

Source: http://www.danielpipes.org/pubarticle.php?id=650