Members of American opinion-making elites are much likelier than average Americans to see Israel as a cause of international discontent with the United States, a survey found. Such attitudes are particularly widespread among members of the news media (78 percent), security experts (72 percent), military leaders (72 percent) and foreign-affairs specialists (69 percent), the Pew Research Center said Sunday in announcing results of its America’s Place in the survey.
Israel threatened to leave the Euro-Med Parliament because of harassment from Arab states. Majalli Whbee, a Druse member of Israel’s Likud Party, made the threat Tuesday at a meeting of the Euro-Med Parliament in Morocco.
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