BBC spots sharp climb in negative view of Israel in the U.S.

Mondoweiss - The BBC World Service poll published today noted on Page 19 that:

Evaluations of Israel’s influence in the world are still broadly unfavourable. However, unlike countries that have seen their negative views worsen, Israel has seen a very slight improvement. [49 percent unfavorable views on average in 25 countries, to 21 percent favorable view]...
Despite the static nature of the overall trend, views of individual countries have shifted in both directions. Perhaps the most interesting shift is the change in American opinion, as the US public is now divided rather than favourable in its rating. While positive ratings have remained quite stable since 2010 (43 %), negative ratings are up by ten points (41%).
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