| Submit your comments on this article |
| Europe |
| Poll: Europeans afraid of Iran, Hamas |
| 2007-05-14 |
| All sorts of findings that Europeans don't like Jews and Israel, but here are the important bits: Results of a survey of five European countries - France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Poland - published by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday. While sympathy for the Palestinians' predicament seemed to persist, strong attitudes against Iran and Hamas were also shown, with a majority believing Iran is developing a nuclear weapon, and most supporting sanctions against Iran. Fifty-one percent said they believed Iran's nuclear program was being developed for military purposes, and 16% said they thought it was both a weapons program and a nuclear energy program. Only 14% Also, a majority identified Hamas as a terrorist organization and supported the European decision not to provide foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority government until Hamas abided by the Quartet's conditions. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 I thought they were terrified of the USA. This poll says they are afraid of Iran and Hamas. So, are the worried about Burma? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-05-14 19:41 |
| #3 If the Bush administration would adopt Daniel Pipes plan, and base in the Iraq desert while allowing the Sunni Shiite feud to burn out, then quashing the Ayatollahs would be thinkable. Not that the Petraeus Plan involves only establishing a belligerent peace, by standing between enemies, but I would question the ability to succeed in building a lasting peace where sectarians have been fighting for 1400 years. Ethnic cleansing can be a solution, in particular cases. The best way to battle IslamoNazis is to allow them to battle themselves, but eliminate them when they consolidate, as in Iran. |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-05-14 18:50 |
| #2 They are afraid of Iran, but not afraid of bringing in Muslim immigrants of dubious loyalty to secular states. Makes sense, to a moron. |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-05-14 18:41 |
| #1 Only 14% believed it was solely for nuclear energy. Unfortunately, that number includes all of the foreign policy establishments of the European countries. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-14 16:20 |