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| About how Israelis would respond to pushing by President Obama, from The Times of Israel: |
Despite the positive attitudes towards the US, the poll found that Israelis are generally mistrustful of the US president, with only 37 percent of respondents calling Obama's views of Israel "positive," while 61% characterized his attitude towards Israel as "negative" or "neutral."
A similar BESA poll carried out in 2012 showed that 51% of Israelis termed Obama's attitude towards Israel as positive.
According to the new survey, 96% of Israelis categorized diplomatic relations with the US as "important" or "very important," and 74% said Washington would come to Israel's defense against existential threats.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents considered America a loyal ally to Israel.