(International Herald Tribune) Meg Bortin - Most Muslim populations surveyed in the Pew poll believe by wide margins that the needs of Palestinians cannot be met so long as the State of Israel exists. In a wave of sentiment that bodes ill for the future of the U.S.-sponsored "road map" to peace, Muslims lined up strongly behind the opinion that "the rights and needs of the Palestinian people cannot be taken care of as long as the state of Israel exists." This conviction is strongest in Morocco (90%), followed by Jordan (85%), the Palestinian Authority (80%), Kuwait (72%), Lebanon (65%), Indonesia (58%), and Pakistan (57%).
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