Americans overall and evangelical Christians largely support Israel’s killing of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin. In a March 22-23 poll by the Israel Project, which seeks to bolster support for Israel, 61 percent of 800 likely voters said Israel was justified in killing the leader of Hamas, a group that has killed hundreds of Israelis.
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