Re: 74 percent of the Dutch against Israel !!!!(main findings)

The other 26% of the Dutch probably have, like those of us in the
United States, been reading a press that, under the guise of
"objectivity," daily whitewashes (and/or censors) news of what the
Israeli government does.
    -- Barry Schier


"Heinrich Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 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