A poll of public opinion in ten countries has revealed that the friends of Israel abroad have increased in the ten years since the Jewish State was established and that generally the numbers of her opponents are small in relation to her friends. A large number of people queried in the ten countries are still undecided on whether to favor or oppose Israel.
The friends of Israel constitute anywhere from 22 percent to 56 percent of the people polled, while the opponents vary from a low of four percent in Norway and Japan to a high of 17 percent in Britain. Support from Israel comes from the better educated citizens in each country and in all countries, except Japan and Italy, the majority of university educated people favors Israel.
The poll conducted by the New York Herald Tribune and International Research Associates found the following picture: Norway, 56 percent for Israel, four percent against; Mexico 47 percent for, ten percent against; Britain, 45 percent for, 17 percent against; Austria, 44 percent for, 12 percent against; Germany, 41 percent for, 11 percent against; Belgium, 38 percent for eight percent against; France, 35 percent for, 13 percent against, Italy 24 percent for, 16 percent against, and Japan 22 percent for, four percent against.
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