Conflict fatigue: A recent Gallup poll found that few Americans believe there will be peace in the Middle East anytime soon, if ever. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they didn’t think there will “come a time when Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace.”
- Just 32 percent predicted more harmonious times.
- Six in 10 said their sympathies were with the Israelis.
- 15 percent said they felt more for the Palestinians.
- 13 percent sympathized with neither group.
- A 44-percent plurality of one half-sample said the U.S. should conduct diplomatic relations with Hamas only if it recognizes Israel as a country.
- 57 percent of the other half-sample said the U.S. shouldn’t offer financial aid to the Palestinian Authority while Hamas is in power, regardless of its stance toward Israel.
Heckuva job, Georgie!
Nearly four in 10 respondents said they approved of President Bush’s work on foreign affairs, and 55 percent said they disapproved. His overall approval rating came in at 42/55, only slightly off from January’s 43/53.
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How anyone can approve of the job this reptile is doing, is a sad commentary on the intelligence of the American people.