Israel is viewed favorably by most Americans and ranks as the eighth “most favored” country, according to a Gallup poll released last week. Israel was viewed by 71 percent of those surveyed in a “very favorable” or “mostly favorable” light, among its highest rankings in the ten year history of this particular Gallup poll.
The poll was conducted in a random land line and cellphone survey of 1,029 Americans from all 50 states and Washington, DC, with a margin of error at ±4%.
Leading the pack in likability were fellow English-speaking countries: Canada, Australia and Great Britain, followed by Germany, Japan, France, India and then Israel.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories
Free Sign Up
The least liked country was Iran, with only 10% stating they felt “very favorable” or “mostly favorable” toward it. The other least liked countries were North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, the Palestinian Authority and Iraq.
The poll was notable for the extremely high ratings given to traditional US allies, but also for increased favorable ratings for Cuba, Egypt, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. China’s rating suffered a steep drop but was still considered within the standard range for this poll.
Israel’s total breakdown was: Very favorable: 29%; Mostly favorable: 42%; Mostly unfavorable: 17%; Very unfavorable: 7%; No opinion: 4%.
I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel
I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But it's full of beauty and meaning.
I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel alongside colleagues who pour their hearts into their work day in, day out, to capture the complexity of this extraordinary place.
I believe our reporting sets an important tone of honesty and decency that's essential to understand what's really happening in Israel. It takes a lot of time, commitment and hard work from our team to get this right.
Your support, through membership in The Times of Israel Community, enables us to continue our work. Would you join our Community today?
Thank you,
Sarah Tuttle Singer, New Media Editor
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You’re serious. We appreciate that!
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we come to work every day - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
comments