nam polls, palestinians and the path to peace chuc
Nambucca,
Was the question below an honest question? I believe it cuts right through to the bottom line.
It's about as basic a question as one could ask.
"To learn American views on this issue, the Middle East Forum recently sponsored a poll asking a national cross-section of 1,000 likely voters,
"Do you believe that the goal of Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority is to have a small state living in peace alongside Israel, or is its goal the eventual destruction of Israel?"
The response was clear. Nineteen percent of respondents said Arafat seeks a small state living in peace alongside Israel; 61 percent said he seeks the eventual destruction of Israel.
(Technical aside: The other 20 percent didn't know or refused to reply. This poll, conducted on Feb. 11-12 by the New York polling firm McLaughlin & Associates, has an accuracy of +/- 3.1% at the 95 percent confidence interval.)
Possibly the question you posed should be asked as well.
If and when it is, should you become aware of it's existance, I would be most obliged if you would share the information with us.
