Seymour Martin Lipset, a professor of political science and sociology at Stanford University, warned the Carter Administration Monday that a confrontation with Israel would create a deep conflict within American society and could have a devastating effect on the President’s chances for reelection. Lipset told a news conference that he had analyzed 27 separate polls on Mideast issues taken in recent months from a significant cross section of American society and they showed sympathy for Israel ranged from 35 percent to 56 percent. The same polls showed that sympathy for Arabs ranged from 1 to 9 percent.
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