Good News! In the battle for public opinion, Israel is winning, reports Gallup. What's intersting is the Israel vs. Palestinian sympathies. The Palestinians never get very high - despite all the ups and downs, they've barely budged. All the variation is between the pro-Israel feeling and the don't care. And the don't care seems to get a boost under two circumstance: nothing happens for a while, and Israel seems weak. After all, if you're not willing to stand up for yourselves, why should we stand up for you? But when there's a real threat, the Americans swing round to the side of justice and honor.

It also points out just how out of touch academia and the mainstream media are from the US as a whole.