A vast majority of Israeli Jews say US President Donald Trump is the better candidate for Israel, according to a new poll.
The Israel Democracy Institute survey, released a day before the US election day, asked whether Trump or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden is the preferred candidate, “from the standpoint of Israel’s interests.”
Among Israeli Jews, 70 percent say Trump is the preferred candidate, 13% say Biden, and 17% don’t know.
Broken down by political camp, 82% of right-wing poll respondents, 62% of centrists, and 40% percent of left-wingers say Trump is the better candidate for Israel.
Support for Trump was markedly lower among Arab Israelis, with 36% saying he was the preferred candidate, 31% saying Biden, and 33% didn’t know.
If Biden wins the race, 42% of Israeli Jews believe the US-Israel bond will weaken, with only 7% saying it will improve. Among Arab Israelis, those figures were 24% and 16%, respectively.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump’s reelection wave an American and an Israeli flag from a car headed for a rally outside of the US embassy in Jerusalem, October 27, 2020.. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
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