74 percent of the dutch against israel !!!!(main findings)

CONCLUSION
The main findings of our research can be summarised as follows:
EU citizens believe that the military intervention in Iraq was not justified
68% of European citizens are of the opinion that the military intervention
of the United
States and their allies was not justified. In all Member States, (with the
exception of
Denmark), the vast majority of citizens are against this intervention by
force. Even in the
allied countries of Spain and the United Kingdom, the majority seem to be
opposed.
EU citizens want the United Nations and the provisional government to manage
reconstruction in Iraq right through to the establishment of a sovereign
Iraqi
government
Citizens are calling for collective as opposed to unilateral management of
reconstruction
in Iraq, with the United Nations superseding as the representative of this
collective action.
Close to six in ten citizens would prefer that the management of
reconstruction in Iraq as
well as the transition to a sovereign Iraqi government be entrusted to the
United Nations.
The provisional government in Iraq follows next with 44% of citizens
choosing this
authority for its management during reconstruction through to the
establishment of a
democratic government. The similarity of results for these distinct
questions shows that
citizens want continuity from the reconstruction period through to the
establishment of a
sovereign Iraqi government.
EU citizens want the United Nations to guarantee security in Iraq
43% of European Union citizens place their trust in the United Nations
together with their
peacekeeping forces in guaranteeing security during the reconstruction
period. According
to EU citizens, the United States should not be entrusted with the task of
guaranteeing
security.
EU citizens want their country to participate in financing the rebuilding of
Iraq
65% of EU citizens believe that the United States should finance the
reconstruction of
Iraq. That said the majority are in favour of their country's financial
participation in the
rebuilding of Iraq.
EU citizens are in favour of offering humanitarian aid to Iraq
82% of EU citizens are in favour of their country's reinforcement of
humanitarian aid in
Iraq. Opinions appear to be divided on the sending of national peacekeeping
troops to
Iraq with 44% confirming that they are in favour and 54% against.
EU citizens call for more EU involvement in the Middle East Peace Process
81% of citizens believe that the European Union should play an effective
role in resolving
the Middle East peace process. Still on relations with the Middle East, 86%
of EU citizens
believe in the importance of political and cultural exchange with Arab
countries.
Marked differences across Member States in the extent to which the threat of
terrorism is felt
55% of EU citizens feel that the threat of terrorism in their country is
strong. However, this
average results masks marked differences across Member States. The United
Kingdom
and Spain are most fearful of terrorism with 76% of respondents in each
believing the
threat in their country to be strong.


ISRAEL
* Breakdown by country:
In all Member States (with the exception of Italy) the majority of citizens
believe that Israel
presents a threat to peace in the world with "yes" results as high as 74% in
the
Netherlands and 69% in Austria.
Italy is the only country were opinions are divided with 48% of respondents
confirming
that they perceive Israel as a threat to peace in the world and 46% of the
opposite
opinion.

For each of the following countries, tell me if in your opinion, it
presents or not a threat to peace in the world?
- Yes, absolutely 1
- Yes, rather2
- No, rather not 3
- No, absolutely not.4
- [NSP/SR] 5

Men diende de volgende landen te beoordelen:

a) Afghanistan
b) Iraq
c) North Korea
d) Saudi Arabia
e) Somalia
f) Syria
g) Iran
h) Pakistan
i) India
j) Libya
k) United States
l) China
m) Russia
n) European Union