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To: goldsnow who wrote (13649)	4/13/2002 4:47:11 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Re: End of the Arafat era? No, just another twist-and-turn on Powell's bumpy road to a cease-fire... Besides, I thought the following data might be of interest to a poll-freak like you: What do Americans want their government to do in this situation? A majority of Americans want their government to be involved in helping find a solution to the Middle East situation. As noted above, about six out of ten Americans now say "the development of a peaceful solution to the Palestinian/Israeli situation in the Middle East" should be a very important foreign policy goal of the United States. Americans also clearly support the U.S. government's use of "economic and diplomatic pressure" against both Israel and the Palestinians to try to reach a peaceful solution. Seventy-four percent agree about the use of this type of pressure against Israel, and 80% agree in terms of this type of pressure brought against the Palestinians. Still, a poll conducted on April 3 showed that just a third said that President Bush should become personally involved in finding peace in the Middle East. Gallup has an interesting historical question about American public opinion on the Palestinian issue. In February 1947, Americans were asked: "What should the United States do about the Palestine problem?" The answers were: 32% - Help settle things, act as arbitrator 17% - Work through the United Nations 9% - Find a place for the Jews to live 5% - Prompt England to open its doors to the Jews [...] gallup.com Well, Goldsnow, the day may not be far off when Israel will have to write off her annual $3 billion welfare from "her best friend"....