DUTCH POLL RESULTS: SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL DWINDLING

Results of a poll in the Netherlands conducted by TPS NIPO on behalf of RTL Niews.

Six hundred people eighteen years old and above were polled. Of these 24 percent voted for the Christian Democratic Appeal (centrist) in the last election, 22 percent for the Labour Party (left), 14 percent Liberal Party (rightwing by Dutch standards, centre-left by American standards). Of the remainder 14 percent did not vote.



59 percent believe the Netherlands should provide troops for a peacekeeper force, provided that peacekeeping is limited to rebuilding and excludes force entirely.

58 percent think Bush has not done enough to resolve the situation.

57 percent is 'informed to well-informed' regarding the current situation.

55 percent want the Dutch gov't to demand an immediate cease-fire.

39 percent are more negative about Israel than before.

33 percent 'supports' (has understanding for) Israel.

18 percent 'supports' (has understanding for) Hezbollah.




The article in the Volkskrant (in Dutch) can be found here:
http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article335613.ece/Steun_Nederlanders_voor_Israel_brokkelt_af?source=rss).



Even though more people are said to support Israel (33%) than Hezbollah (18%), the degree of support is not mentioned.
[I expect that the support for Hezbollah comes from more committed and activistic sections of the populace than the support for Israel - Muslims, urban youth, and left-wing organizations, versus older and more religious people out in the provinces.]


'Houston, we got a problem.......'


One out of six Dutchmen backs terrorists whose platform includes erasing Israel from the map.

There is something very rotten in the Western liberal democracies.
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