Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces Jordan's King
Abdullah at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly
of the United Nations in New York, September 14, 2005.
Posted on 09/19/2005 1:51:25 PM PDT by Irontank
Jordan leads the Islamic world in its antipathy for Jews according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center.
The poll, which surveyed 17,000 people in 17 countries, said 100 percent of Jordanians viewed Jews unfavorably. The majority of Jordanians are Palestinians, but the late King Hussein and his son and successor, King Abdullah have been known for their pro-American stances.
Russia led all other countries with favorable views of Christians (92 percent) while Turkey (63 percent) had the most unfavorable view of Christians.
The Netherlands led all nations surveyed both in positive views of Jews (85 percent) and negative views of Muslims (51 percent).
Significant numbers of respondents in only Jordan (38 percent) and Lebanon (40 percent) blamed U.S. policies for Islamic extremism.
Respondents in Lebanon, which has a large Christian population, were nearly unanimous (99 percent) in their unfavorable views of Jews. 91 percent were favorable to Christians.
The poll found decreasing support in Islamic countries for Al Qaida and suicide bombings.
Jordan was the exception. In the latest poll, the level of Jordanian support for Bin Laden rose to 60 percent, compared to 55 percent in 2002.
The center also reported increased Jordanian support for suicide attacks.
Fifty-seven percent of Jordanian respondents expressed support for suicide bombings, up from 43 percent in 2002.
In Morocco, support for Al Qaida dropped from 49 percent in 2003 to 26 percent in the latest poll. In Lebanon, only two percent of respondents expressed support for Al Qaida.
Wow...the Democrat party would thrive in Turkey
[The Republican Party]'s pretty much a white Christian party
--DNC Chairman Howard Dean
1/3 of Jordan's population consists of Palestinian refugees. That they would hold anti-western views is hardly surprising.
"The Netherlands led all nations surveyed both in positive views of Jews (85 percent) and negative views of Muslims (51 percent)."
I guess Holland can't be all bad. I was rather suprised by Russia I thought the opposite.
> I guess Holland can't be all bad [for leading all nations viewing Moslems hostily at 51%]
Only 51%? I wonder what the U.S. popularity figure for Mohammedans is?
I guess your surprise is due to never having heard that even during the Soviet era when being registered with the government as a Christian got you denied job promotions, moved to the back of the queue for apartments, and increased your chances of ending up in the gulag or executed, the percentage of *registered* Orthodox Christians never dipped below 40%. (And that leaves aside both unregistered believers and Christians, registered or otherwise, of other confessions.)
I have to say, the Russian people never cease to amaze me. What an incredible nation!
I have found the Jewish people in the USA to be very humanitarian, and from what I have seen, I would rate them at the top.
No one has to even tell anyone what kind of humanitarians the muslims are. They rate a zero. They are as cruel to other humans as they can get.
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