Survey: Americans Support Israel, Anxious about Threats from Middle East

As President Obama meets Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, survey data from The Chicago Council on Global Affairs show that while both Republicans and Democrats feel warmly toward Israel, there are partisan divisions on Israel’s role in resolving key problems in the Middle East and on the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

Data from the Council’s report, American Anxiety over Middle East Buffets Public Support for US Presence in the Region, also show that Americans’ perceived top threats to US security emerge out of the ongoing conflict in Syria, including international terrorism and the rise of violent Islamic extremist groups in Iraq and Syria.

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