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New poll shows majority of Israeli Jews say Trump is one of the best American presidents in history, with 79% calling him above average.
By World Israel News Staff
President Donald Trump gets high marks from Israelis, a new poll shows, with an absolute majority of Israeli Jews ranking him as one of the best American presidents in history.
On Wednesday, the Jewish People Policy Institute published data from its Israeli Society Index for February, with survey data on how Israelis perceive the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
The poll was conducted from February 1-4, surveying 588 Israeli Jews and 207 Israeli Arabs by telephone and the internet.
The findings show that 73% of Israelis rate Trump as a better-than-average president for Israel’s interests.
Of these, 49% say that from Israel’s point of view Trump is one of the best presidents in American history, while another 24% describe him as above average.
Among Jewish Israelis, 54% say Trump is one of the best American presidents for Israel in history, with an additional 25% describing him as above average, for a total of 79%.
Support for Trump on the Israeli right is almost unanimous, the poll found.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of self-described right-wingers view him as one of the best presidents, and another 19% see him as above average from an Israeli perspective, totaling 92%.
On the Israeli left, by contrast, only 34% view Trump as better than the average US president.
Israelis also ranked Trump highly in a general sense, not related to issues pertaining to Israel.
From an American perspective, as assessed by Israelis, 28% believe that Trump will be remembered as one of the best presidents in US history, while an additional 20% describe him as an above-average president. In total, nearly half of Israelis believe that even from the viewpoint of American voters, Trump’s presidency will ultimately be regarded as better than average.
At the same time, one-fifth of respondents believe Trump will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in US history, while another 20% think he will be judged as average or below average.
Twelve% said they did not know or did not respond.
Notably, Israeli Jews were significantly more likely to rank Trump highly, with 31% viewing him as one of the best presidents in US history, in terms of his presidency as a whole, without specific focus on Israel.
At the same time, 38% of Arab Israelis said Trump is one of the worst presidents in American history.
A Siena College/New York Times poll of American voters conducted last month found that only 19% of Americans believe Trump will be remembered as one of the best presidents in US history, compared to 28% of Israelis who hold that view, and 31% of Israeli Jews.
Conversely, 42% of Americans believe Trump will be remembered as one of the worst presidents, more than double the share of Israelis who think so.
Wednesday’s poll also surveyed Israelis for their views on the war with Hamas.
A majority (54%) believe Israel won the war in Gaza, but only 18% say the victory was complete, with 36% saying the victory was partial.
By contrast, 20% of the public believe that Israel neither won nor lost the war, while 23% believe that Israel lost the war or came close to losing it.
Among Jewish respondents, 60% believe Israel won the war, while just a quarter of Arab Israelis agree.
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