Pro-Zionist Americans Much More Likely to Support Bombing of Syria, Denying Entry to Refugees
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Prof. Shibley Telhami’s poll shows Americans who support Israel also support Trump’s travel ban. Staff Photo D. Sprusansky
Americans who believe that U.S. foreign policy should lean toward Israel are significantly more likely to support President Donald Trump’s decisions to bomb a Syrian military airfield and to deny entry to refugees and travelers from the Middle East, according to a poll conducted in mid-April by University of Maryland professor Shibley Telhami.
Discussing the poll’s findings at the Brookings Institution on May 11, Telhami noted that, overall, 52 percent of Americans support Trump’s April 6 decision to strike a Syrian government airfield. As expected, the poll revealed a deep partisan divide, with 81 percent of Republicans supporting this escalation of...