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New York
A
new American Jewish
Committee (AJC) sur-
vey of American Jews
reveals growing doubts over the
prospects for a peaceful resolution
of the nuclear standoff with Iran,
a prevailing skepticism regarding
the prospects for advancing Arab-
Israeli peace and a generally posi-
tive outlook on current U.S.-Israel
relations.
The full 2009 AJC Survey
David Harris
of American Jewish Opinion
"AJC surveys have consistently
is available at www.ajc.org/
shown that American Jews yearn for
2009jewishopinionsurvey.
Arab-Israeli peace and back compro-
"Clearly, concerns are mounting
mise through negotiations, but remain
over the international community's
apparent inability to deploy tough and skeptical of Arab intentions and dis-
resolute sanctions to confront a bellig- heartened by a tough environment in
erent Iran determined to build nuclear the Middle East, especially with Arab
weapons and missiles to deliver them;' refusal to recognize Israel's very legiti-
macy," Harris said.
said AJC Executive Director David
On the prospects for achieving a
Harris.
The AJC survey revealed that 56 per- lasting peace between Israel and the
Arabs, only 12 percent are more opti-
cent of American Jews would support
mistic than a year ago, 23 percent are
and 36 percent would oppose United
less optimistic and 65 percent think
States military action against Iran to
the chances are the same.
prevent it from developing nuclear
In response to a new AJC survey
weapons. A year ago, the AJC survey
question, 94 percent of American Jews
found that 42 percent would support
agree that the Palestinians should
the U.S. taking military action against
be "required to recognize Israel as a
Iran, while 47 percent were opposed.
On the Obama administration's gen- Jewish state in a final peace agree-
eral handling of the Iran nuclear issue, ment."
Demonstrating American Jews'
49 percent of American Jews approve
skepticism of Arab intentions regard-
and 35 percent disapprove.
ing Israel, 75 percent agree and 19 per-
And, in another sign of heightening
cent disagree with the statement, "The
concern about Iran's nuclear program,
goal of the Arabs is not the return of
66 percent would support and 28
occupied territories but rather the
percent would oppose Israel taking
military action against Iran to prevent destruction of Israel." In the 2007 sur-
vey, 82 percent agreed and 12 percent
it from developing nuclear weapons.
disagreed.
Nonetheless, regarding the estab-
Examining The Trends
lishment of a Palestinian state, 49
AJC has conducted its survey of
American Jews annually since 1997. In percent favor that outcome and 41
addition to Iran's nuclear program, the percent are opposed. In AJC's 2007
survey, 46 percent were in favor and 43
2009 survey probed attitudes towards
percent opposed.
Arab-Israeli peace, the current state
of U.S.-Israel relations, and worldwide
American Jews on page 28
anti-Semitism.