Israelis still prefer McCain

[ensho]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080804/pl_politico/12277;_ylt=Asf4HPzQEf4Fa6LANyX6.4Cs0NUE



Since Israelis absorbed intense media coverage of Barack Obama’s visit to their nation late last month, their opinion of him has improved, but only slightly.

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“He was received well and said all the things he needed to say from an Israeli perspective,” said Mitchell Barak, director of KEEVOON Research, Strategy & Communications, the independent Jerusalem-based firm that conducted the poll. Barak, who was raised in the U.S. and worked briefly for the Republican Jewish Coalition, said Obama “got the same level of attention that Axel Rose got when he came here,” but that Obama “was really taken seriously.”

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Israel's media is bought and paid for like ours is.

and racism hangs over and around Israel like a miasma

[still_one]

1. First issue, Eurpoe, Israel, or any other nation do NOT vote in elections, WE DO

mccain is an extension of bush

Have the last 8 years been that great for us, the world, or even Israel?

Invading Iraq based on a lie was a disaster

Oil prices are high because of it, money that could be used to bolster our economy is being wasted in Iraq, and the world is more unstable

[quantass]

3. Thank you for saying this.

[bigwillq]

5. Exactly.

Which is why Obama's greeting overseas was nice, but it really won't have much effect on Nov.'s election. Europe preferred Kerry by a wide margin in 2004 as well.

[indepat]

8. But, but, but Amurika must jump through its collective asshole to appease and support the

hardliners, no matter what they want, no matter what they do, no matter what they espouse, no matter the cost in lives, limbs, brains, and treasure, right? :P

[still_one]

10. Hopefully, the nightmare will be over soon /nt

[islandmkl]

2. you like some war...

you like a war-monger...

[MidwestTransplant]

4. "the poll found Israeli soldiers preferred Obama over McCain, 55 to 35"

[ensho]

6. yes, that was interesting. the young want a more peaceful life

nt

[fascisthunter]

7. I do not believe that

and wasn't there an article posted on DU just last week saying the opposite? Also, from what I was told by a family member of an Israeli, Obama wins hands down. Methinks there is disinformation floating around on these internets.

[Lilith Velkor]

9. Nice post, Arafat

[ericgtr]

11. This story needs an editor. It's "Barack"

If they don't care to even try to check their story than why even bother reading it.