rrright....

[Az]

Whatever...

I am sorry, but this makes absolutely no sense at all. Greatest danger to world peace? If that's the mood in Europe, personally, I think our foreign policy shouldn't give a flying toss about them. Really.

Nighty night. everbody.

[Kuciwalker]

morons

[Bereta_Eder]

morons back to you

[Kropotkin]

Israel is more often on TV and it has been that way for ages. Maybe that's the answer behind this result.

[Pekka]

Well, I'm not super surprised about the result. Though I'd be glad if people really thought before they answered. Considering other countries too.. there are more countreis with nukes. I think India and Pakistan are both more dangerous. Iran? North Korea? There are dangerous countries.

But maybe many people answered Israel, because some of the problems might start from that region. Not because of Israelis, but because they have many enemis in the area...

And to answer the other question: Yes, you should give a crap about European opinions. I mean your foreign policy that is. You can always wipe these polls with your butts.

[Az]

I realize that it's the way-out-of-proportion TV coverage, but that raises the question, wtf is it that way?

[Bereta_Eder]

WTF is it THAT way?


By contrast, 41 percent of Americans said they sympathized with Israelis and only 13 percent with the Palestinians



It's all in the eye of the beholder.

[Az]

I have no problem and no surprise that the majority of the europeans sympathise with the palestinians. But the result I point out is something truly surreal.

[Pekka]

Azazel, we get news from Israel every day almost. Either it's bombs exploding there, or IDF getting back at some baddies. Either way, it looks bad. Certainly this poll does not mean that this would mean Israel is the one to blame for the possible big threat.. it also means that since you guys are under attack and have WMDs, attacks all the time and civies dying in there... someone can lose it and go nuts. Certainly we don't consider Israel to be Europes threat, or enemy. Well at least I'd like to think, that people have voted like thsi because of the MASSIVE coverage.

Sometimes we have less domestic news than international.

[Bereta_Eder]

What result is that?

[Verres]

Bear in mind most Europeans probably don't even know where Norh Korea is...

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Verres
Bear in mind most Europeans probably don't even know where Norh Korea is...

I'm pretty sure the number is much larger than here in the US

Edit: OF people knowing where it is, of course

[Verres]

[Immortal Wombat]

I *think* (hope) its a classic misinterpretation of the question.

"Tell me if in your opinion it presents or not a threat to peace in the world."

The fact is that there is war in Israel. As long as this goes on, there will not be world peace. There is not a foreseeable solution to the war, hence the biggest threat to world peace, is Israel. Not necessarily a threat to peace in any other part of the world except Israel/Palestine, but a threat the concept of holistic world peace. North Korea? Troublesome, but not even at war. Lovely peaceful folks they be.

Five of the questions, including the one about which countries were seen as a threat, were held back and will be released Monday.

Thus the question above isn't saying that Israel are a threat to the world, just a threat to peace in the world.

[Alex]

Israel is not a threat per se. That maniacal called Ariel Sharon is.