Views Toward Foreign Aid
Agree or Disagree: The $3 billion the United States gives Israel a year in foreign aid is a good investment to help Israel defend itself and to help the US fight terrorism. (The Israel Project National Survey, March 2008)
Thinking about the financial
aid the United States provides Israel for
economic purposes, do you think U.S. economic
aid to Israel should be: (Gallup wording,
ADL=Anti-Defamation League, M&K=Marttila
& Kiley, CCFR=Council on Foreign Relations)
| |
Date |
Increase |
Same |
Decrease |
Stopped |
Unsure/No
Opinion |
| ADL |
1/88 |
15% |
47% |
30% |
% |
7% |
| ADL |
5/88 |
14% |
42% |
26% |
% |
19% |
| M&K |
1988 |
14% |
39% |
41% |
% |
7% |
| Gallup/CCFR |
11/90 |
8% |
38% |
27% |
18% |
9% |
| M&K |
5/92 |
4% |
40% |
38% |
15% |
3% |
| Gallup/CCFR |
10/94 |
9% |
38% |
24% |
20% |
9% |
| Gallup/CCFR |
11/98 |
10% |
42% |
23% |
16% |
9% |
| Gallup |
7/99 |
8% |
45% |
41% |
1% (vol) |
5% |
| Gallup |
9/01 |
8% |
55% |
29% |
1% (vol) |
7% |
| CNN |
8/2-3/06 |
10% |
49% |
18% |
18% |
5% |
Thinking about the financial aid the United States
provides Israel for military purposes, do you think
U.S. military aid to Israel should be: (Gallup wording)
|
Date |
Increase |
Same |
Decrease |
Stopped |
Unsure/No
Opinion |
| ADL |
1/88 |
14% |
48% |
32% |
|
6% |
| LAT |
4/88 |
8% |
47% |
34% |
|
10% |
| ADL |
5/88 |
14% |
41% |
36% |
|
20% |
| Gallup |
7/99 |
10% |
42% |
44% |
|
4% |
| Gallup |
9/01 |
16% |
47% |
11% |
20% |
6% |
| Pew |
10/01 |
10% |
42% |
44% |
44% |
6% |
| CNN |
8/2-3/06 |
12% |
51% |
13% |
18% |
6% |
As a result of the potential war with Iraq, there
is a $12 billion aid package for Israel being proposed. This is in addition
to the $3 billion annual aid that Israel receives. Do you support or
oppose the additional aid package for Israel?" (Council for
the National Interest, Zogby poll, February 6-8, 2003 )
If the Palestinians come to terms with Israel in
a peace agreement, do you think the US should equalize the amount of
aid it gives to Israel and to the Palestinians, or should the US continue
to give Israel more? (PIPA, May 8, 2002)
| Equalize Aid |
57% |
| Give Israel More |
22% |
| Give Palestinians more than Israel (Vol.) |
2% |
| Give Palestinians more than now (Vol.) |
1% |
| Don't know |
17% |
If the Palestinians come to terms with
Israel in a peace agreement, do you think the US should equalize
the amount of aid it gives to Israel and to the Palestinians,
or should the US continue to give Israel more? (Program
on International Policy Attitudes, November 1-4, 2001)
| Equalize Aid |
61.7% |
| Give Israel More |
23.0% |
| Don't know/Refused |
14.9% |
The United States gave
$2.8 billion to Israel last year in aid. Do
you think that is too much, too little or
about the right amount? (Newsweek,
October 4-5, 2001)
| Too much |
52% |
| Too little |
3% |
| About the right amount |
35% |
| Don't Know |
10% |
The United States gave $2.2 billion
to Egypt last year in aid. Do you think that is too
much, too little or about the right amount? (Newsweek,
October 4-5, 2001)
| Too much |
55% |
| Too little |
3% |
| About the right amount |
30% |
| Don't Know |
12% |
The United States gave $80 million to the Palestinian
Authority last year in aid. Do you think that is too
much, too little or about the right amount? (Newsweek,
October 4-5, 2001)
| Too much |
56% |
| Too little |
11% |
| About the right amount |
21% |
| Don't Know |
12% |
Now I'm goingto read you a list of different forms
of giving foreign aid. For each one, please tell me
how you feel about it on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0
being very bad, 10 being very good and 5 being neutral. (PIPA, Feb. 2, 2001)
| 0-4 |
39.5% |
| 5 |
38.2% |
| 6-10 |
13.8% |
| DK/Refused |
7.1% |
President Clinton has proposed
to give the Palestinian arabs $900 million over the
next five years. Should the United States insist that
Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian Authority, first
fulfill his obligations in the Oslo accords by outlawing
and disarming terrorist groups and extraditing terrorists
to Israel for prosecution, before additional U.S. aid
is given to him? (McLaughlin & Associates, Sept.
21, 1999)
| Yes |
78% |
| No |
10% |
| DK/Refused |
12% |
Do you believe the United States should demand that
the Palestinian Authority remove all anti-Semitic and anti-Israel
statements from Palestinian school books before receiving any part of
president Clinton's proposed $900 million U.S. aid? (McLaughlin &
Associates, Sept. 21, 1999)
| Yes |
76% |
| No |
13% |
| DK/Refused |
11% |
Do you think that the
United States should increase, or decrease
the amount of military and economic aid it
gives to Israel, or do you think it should
remain about the same?
|
Date |
Increase |
Same |
Decrease |
Unsure |
| CBS/NYT |
4/98 |
3% |
58% |
31% |
8% |
| ABC |
9/91 |
6% |
59% |
32% |
3% |
| CBS/NYT |
1/91 |
19% |
64% |
7% |
10% |
| CBS/NYT |
6/90 |
8% |
53% |
33% |
6% |
In order to pressure Israel to address
the problems of the Palestinians, the U.S. should: (Chicago Tribune, April [1988?])
| Cut back aid |
44% |
| Not cut back aid |
37% |
Should the U.S. provide any economic aid to Israel [not exact
wording]? (NBC/Wall Street Journal, 9/91)
Here are some countries, and for each one, please
tell me if you think we SHOULD or SHOULD NOT help that country with
economic aid. (NBC/Wall Street Journal, June 22-25, 1991)
| |
Should Help |
Should Not Help |
Depends |
| Poland |
55% |
38% |
2% |
| Egypt |
35% |
53% |
4% |
| Soviet Union |
43% |
49% |
4% |
| Bangladesh |
65% |
33% |
2% |
| Ethiopia |
65% |
28% |
2% |
| Israel |
46% |
47% |
3% |
Loan
Guarantees
Do you favor or oppose the United States providing
$10 billion in loan guarantees to Israel in order for them to refinance the
resettlement of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union? (NBC/Wall Street Journal, 1/92)
Should the U.S. provide Israel with loan guarantees [not exact
wording]? (NBC/Wall Street Journal)
| |
8/91 |
3/92 |
| Unconditionally |
29% |
13% |
| If Israel halts settlements |
45% |
32% |
| Under no circumstances |
11% |
49% |
Should the U.S. provide Israel with loan guarantees [not exact
wording]? (Arab American Institute, 9/91)
| Unconditionally |
10% |
| Yes, with conditions |
36% |
| No |
43% |
Position on $10 Billion Loan Guarantees (American Voters and
Mideast Peace, Sept. 11, 1991)
| Do not provide |
43.0% |
| Provide with conditions |
36.4% |
| Provide with no conditions |
9.7% |
| Don't know |
7.8% |
| Other |
3.1% |
Pollsters: ADL -- Anti-Defamation League
LAT -- Los Angeles Times
M&K -- Martilla & Kiley
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