artykul z dzisiejszego WP i dosc ciekawe statystyki
By refusing to take on the settlers, however, Netanyahu may be cruising for a
clash not just with Israel's longtime critics but with its longtime supporters
as well. The Obama administration, Democrats on the Hill who have long
championed Israel's interests and a clear majority of American Jews all view
the growth of the settlements as a major impediment to a two-state solution,
and, therefore, a threat to Israel's long-term survival.
The Israeli government speaks of the "natural growth" of the settlements, but,
says Queens Democrat Gary Ackerman, "having children can't be an excuse to
expand a settlement. Neither side should be expanding beyond its perimeters or
attacking the other side. No expansions, no how, no way, no shticks, no tricks."
What underpins the resolve of both the administration and Congress to push the
Israelis, no less than the Palestinians, toward a settlement is the clear
approval this approach commands among American Jews. A poll taken in March for
J Street, an organization of American Jews that favors a territorial accord,
showed 72 percent support among Jewish Americans for U.S. pressure on Israel
and its Arab neighbors to reach an accord, and, remarkably, 57 percent support
for U.S. pressure just on Israel. The poll also found 60 percent opposition to
the expansion of settlements.
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