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Friday, October 2, 2009
[Proves J Street is fringe]Full 2009 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion

Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA

Here is proof positive that the American "Jewish Street" and the radical
left "J Street" aren't on "the same street:" when it comes to either their
perception of the situation or their views of the policy ramifications.

Perhaps the most interesting finding is that at the end of the day, American
Jews share the same view as their Israeli brothers regarding the true
intentions of the Arabs:

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "The goal of the
Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction
of Israel."
Agree 75% Disagree 19% Not Sure 5%

Interpretations of the rest of the responses have to keep the answer to this
question in mind.

For example, there are American Jews who favor the establishment of a
Palestinian state even though they know that the goal of the Arabs is to
destroy Israel. Their support for a Palestinian state is tactical rather
than because they share the fantasy of J Street and others that utopian
peace would be attained if Israel pulled back to the '67 lines.

Understand why they support this on tactical grounds and you are well on
your way to getting them to change their position.

2009 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion
www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.5472819/k.D6D7/2009_Annual_Survey_of_American_Jewish_Opinion.htm

The data reported here are from the 2009 Annual Survey of American Jewish
Opinion, sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. Among the topics
covered in the present survey are U.S.-Israel relations, the Arab-Israel
conflict, and the Iran nuclear threat. Many of the questions appearing in
the survey are new; others are drawn from previous American Jewish Committee
surveys, including various Annual Surveys of American Jewish Opinion carried
out between 1979 and 2008.

The 2009 survey was conducted for the American Jewish Committee by Synovate
(formerly Market Facts), a leading research organization. Respondents were
interviewed by telephone between August 30 - September 17, 2009; no
interviews took place on the Sabbath. The sample consisted of 800
self-identifying Jewish respondents selected from the Synovate consumer mail
panel. The respondents are representative of the United States adult Jewish
population on a variety of measures.The margin of error for the sample as a
whole is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

A. US-Israel Relations

1. How would you characterize relations between Israel and the United States
today? Are they very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very
negative?
Very positive11% Somewhat positive 70%
Somewhat negative 14% Very negative 2%
Not sure 3%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration's handling of
US-Israel relations?
Approve 54% Disaprove 32% Not sure 14%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the Netanyahu government's handling of
Israel-US relations?
Approve 59% Disaprove 23% Not sure 17%

4. Do you agree or disagree with the Obama Administration's call for a stop
to all new Israeli settlement construction?
Agree 41% Disagree 51% Not sure 8%

B. Arab-Israel Conflict

5. As compared with one year ago, are you more optimistic about the chance
for a lasting peace between Israel and the Arabs, less optimistic, or do you
think the chance for a lasting peace is about the same as it was one year
ago?
More optimistic 12% Less optimistic 23%
Same as one year ago 65% Not sure 1%

6. In the current situation, do you favor or oppose the establishment of a
Palestinian state?
Favor 49% Oppose 41% Not sure 10%

7. In the framework of a permanent peace with the Palestinians, should
Israel be willing to compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city
under Israeli jurisdiction?
Yes 37% No 58% Not Sure 6%

8. As part of a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, should Israel be
willing to dismantle all, some, or none of the Jewish settlements in the
West Bank?
All 8% Some 52% None 37% Not sure 2%

9. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "The goal of the
Arabs is not the return of occupied territories but rather the destruction
of Israel."
Agree 75% Disagree 19% Not Sure 5%

10. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab
neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
Will 43% Will not 51% Not Sure 6%

11. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led
Palestinian government?
Can 17% Cannot 79% Not Sure 4%

12. Should the Palestinians be required or not be required to recognize
Israel as a Jewish state in a final peace agreement?
Required 94% Not required 5% Not Sure 2%

C. International Issues

13. Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration's handling of
the Iran nuclear issue?
Approve 49% Disapprove 35% Not sure 15%

14. Would you support or oppose the United States taking military action
against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?
Support 56% Oppose 36% Not sure 7%

15. Would you support or oppose Israel taking military action against Iran
to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons?
Support 66% Oppose 28% Not sure 5%

16. Do you think that anti-Semitism around the world is currently a very
serious problem, somewhat of a problem, or not a problem at all?
Very Serious problem 56% Somewhat of a problem 43%
Not a problem at all 1% Not sure 1%

17. Looking ahead over the next several years, do you think that
anti-Semitism around the world will increase greatly, increase somewhat,
remain the same, decrease somewhat, or decrease greatly?
Increase greatly 15% Increase somewhat 30%
Remain the same 42%
Decrease somewhat 9%
Decrease greatly 1%
Not sure 2%

D. Background Factors

18. In politics as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a
Democrat, or an Independent?
Republican 16% Democrat 53% Independent 30% Not sure 1%

19. Do you think of yourself as . . .
Orthodox 9% Conservative 24% Reconstructionist 2%
Reform 27% Just Jewish 36% Not sure 1%

20. How important would you say being Jewish is in your own life?
Very important 51% Fairly important 33%
Not very important 15% Not sure 1%

21. How close do you feel to Israel?
Very close 28% Fairly close 41%
Fairly distant 22% Very distant 8%
Not sure 1%

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