51% of Israelis say US approval not needed to strike Iran
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The Jerusalem Post newspaper's opinion poll has revealed that over 50% of the Israelis would support a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities even without the approval of the US administration.
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54% of Israelis believe Iran poses "an existential threat."
Israeli media said that an opinion poll conducted by the "Israel" Democracy Institute found that more than half of the Israelis would support a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities even without US approval.
The Jerusalem Post reported that when Israelis were asked about such an attack, 51% of respondents said that they would support a strike, whereas 31% said they would not, and 18% said they did not know.
"By political viewpoints, 67% of right-wing respondents supported a military strike even without US support, 50% of centrists agreed, and only 37.5% of left-wing respondents agreed."
According to the survey, 54% of Israelis believe Iran poses "an existential threat." Some 25% of respondents view Iran as a “medium danger”, while 13% believe the Islamic Republic poses a “small danger".
The poll was conducted by the Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research of the "Israel" Democracy Initiative, on a sample of 614 Israelis between November 29 and December 1.
It is noteworthy that a US official revealed earlier that Israeli officials in Washington are expected to discuss conducting military exercises against Iran aimed at preparing for the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails.
