Eighty-three percent of Americans say the development of nuclear weapons by North Korea is a critical threat to the vital interests of the United States, placing it at the top of a list of nine potential threats, along with Iranian nuclear weapons and international terrorism. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
American consultants abroad
… Having just finished a year as the strategist and pollster for Yesh Atid in Israel, the party led by Yair Lapid, which went from zero seats in the Knesset to the country’s second largest party in one night, I’ve been thinking about lessons learned there that apply here. A […] Read more »
Israelis on subject of peace
… Israelis are not particularly divided in their desire for peace. Sixty-eight percent of Israeli Jews support peace negotiations with the Palestinians, with just 27 percent opposed. Israelis’ commitment goes beyond just talking: Sixty percent support the principle of two states for two peoples. [cont.] Mark Mellman Read more »
As Hagel Fight Begins, Wide Partisan Differences in Support for Israel
For decades, the public has sympathized more with Israel than the Palestinians in the Middle East conflict. However, the partisan gap in sympathies, while little changed in recent years, is as large as it has been in more than three decades of polling. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Biggest moves in religion and politics in 2012
Considering that 2012 saw the first presidential contest in which there was no white mainline Protestant anywhere on the presidential ticket, religion played a surprisingly subtle role in the election cycle. But even if religion played more of a supporting than a leading role in the election, the religion factor […] Read more »
Public Says U.S. Does Not Have Responsibility to Act in Syria
As fighting in Syria rages on between government forces and anti-government groups, the public continues to say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to do something about the fighting there. And there continues to be substantial opposition to sending arms to anti-government forces in Syria. [cont.] Pew Read more »