In a global survey, poll respondents now ranked Israel "third among nations perceived as having a negative influence on the world." Israel was beaten by only Iran and North Korea. But in America, support for Israel is actually growing, presumably because of the religious bonds between the settler movement, Greater Israel, and the Christianist right. Israel has lost European support in startling ways:
Negative attitudes were also recorded in France (65%), Germany (69%), Britain (68%), Australia (65%) and Canada (59%). Support for Israel also declined in China, India and Russia.
The natural inference would be a rise in anti-Semitism (especially in Europe). And no doubt that plays a part. But is anti-Semitism really the reason for Israel's being designated an increasingly bad influence in the world among, say, the Chinese or Indians or Australians? Surely the ethnocracy on the Israeli-controlled West Bank, and the threats of initiating global war have taken a toll as well. And note that all these "anti-Semites" still think Iran is a greater force for harm. As, of course, it is.
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