Anti-Israel protesters in Barcelona last year. | |
A new poll by the Spanish government released on the eve of Rosh Hashanah in Madrid shows that one in three Spaniards is anti-Semitic, maintaining negative opinions about Jews. Another 46 percent had favorable views of Jews.
One in nine Spaniards, the survey found, supports the statement that "Israel should disappear because it was established on Arab land." Another 77 percent disagree with the statement. The results of the study indicate that the major cause of the rise in anti-Semitic feelings is Israel's policy toward the Palestinians in the territories.
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I'm not sure I would agree with the statement that Israel SHOULD disappear because it is built on Arab land. I'm not surprised that most people hesitate to endorse it. There's an implied threat to my ears, and few sane people want to see more violence in that region.
ReplyDeleteIsrael is built on stolen land, and therein lie the seeds of its ruin.
Anyway a telephone survey isn't worth bubkes in my opinion.
I see that former Spanish Prime Minister Aznar is a Neo-Con.
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Jemmy if Israel could disappear WITHOUT violence all the better..
ReplyDeleteThanks Pitirre..Good to see you're still around..I'll have chech your links thanks.
ReplyDelete<span>Thanks Pitirre..Good to see you're still around..I'll check your links thanks. BTW, Aznar made it clear as to his allegiances few months ago..
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