As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to give a speech to Congress, a CBS News Poll finds Americans continue to have a positive view of Israel. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Nearly Half of Americans Take Issue With Netanyahu Speech
Nearly half of American voters — 48 percent — say that congressional Republicans should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on Tuesday without first notifying President Barack Obama, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Dueling Polls Create Illusion of Public Opinion on Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
A CNN/ORC poll released last month reported that by a two-to-one margin, Americans opposed congressional leaders’ invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress without first notifying the president. Just 33 percent said it was the right thing to do; 63 percent said it was wrong. A few […] Read more »
More View Netanyahu Favorably Than Unfavorably; Many Unaware of Israeli Leader
The public has a more positive than negative view of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress next week. About four-in-ten (38%) have a favorable opinion of the Israeli leader, compared with 27% who hold an unfavorable view. … The new survey […] Read more »
As Nuclear Talks Progress, 11% in U.S. See Iran Favorably
As the United States and several other nations continue to negotiate what would be a landmark agreement to limit Iran’s production of nuclear weapons, more than eight in 10 Americans view Iran unfavorably (84%). Only 11% have a favorable view of the country. Despite this potential thaw in Iranian-U.S. relations, […] Read more »
Americans See China’s Economic Power as Diminished Threat
Forty percent of Americans regard “the economic power of China” as a critical threat to the vital interests of the U.S., down from 52% in both 2013 and 2014. Since last year, Americans have shifted more toward viewing China’s economic power as an important but not a critical threat, or […] Read more »