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

I must totally agree. Money buys the news. Thank God for the internet!

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Barry Schier) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 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