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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=171336
Israeli Polls: Obama's Attack "Out of Proportion"
(Jerusalem Post) Gil Hoffman - Three-quarters of Israelis believe that the Obama administration's attack on Israel for building in Jerusalem was disproportionate, according to two polls released Thursday. A Ma'agar Mohot poll found that 75% of Israelis who expressed an opinion believed the Obama administration had overreacted, while 25% said it had not. A separate poll by Shvakim Panorama for Israel Radio found that 74% of Israelis believed the Obama administration had exaggerated, while 17% believed its behavior was justified. According to the Ma'agar Mohot poll, the view that Obama had harmed chances for peace was shared by 82% of Labor voters and 70% of Kadima voters.