Poll: Palestinians Want 2 State Solution

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Here are several options for a Palestinian State. Please tell me which option you would prefer most.

A Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza, separate from Israel	55%
A Palestinian state with final borders including land swaps alongside the Israeli state now with all other issues such as Jerusalem, refugees, and settlements to be negotiated	37%
Status quo continues until all these issues have been negotiated and agreed	27%
A Palestinian state with provisional borders alongside the Israeli state now with all other issues such as Jerusalem, refugees, and settlements to be negotiated	14%
Palestine joins a confederation with Jordan and Egypt with shared defense and foreign policy	11%
One state shared by both Palestinians and Israelis	11%

Source: International Peace Institute/ Charney Research

Methodology: Interviews with 2,402 Palestinian adults in West Bank and Gaza, conducted from Jun. 23 to Jul. 27, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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Who Are America's Allies?

I'm sick of all these polls that ask people in lesser countries what they think of the United States. That's like asking Hitler what he thinks of Eisenhower. Now this Rasmussen poll is more like it. It asks what Americans think of these other jealous nations that hate us. I don't agree with every single result in this poll, but over all it is a promising sign that Americans understand what is going on in the world.

Country	Ally	Enemy	U.S. Should Defend	U.S. Should Not Defend
China	19%	26%	13%	72%
Japan	59%	10%	46%	41%
Russia	17%	27%	15%	72%
Great Britain	85%	5%	73%	18%
Iraq	17%	41%	30%	57%
Germany	66%	5%	53%	33%
Vietnam	21%	21%	19%	64%
Canada	86%	4%	78%	16%
Saudi Arabia	23%	25%	26%	59%
France	61%	4%	45%	37%
Israel	70%	8%	59%	29%
North Korea	4%	75%	13%	74%
Mexico	54%	11%	59%	28%
Iran	5%	70%	13%	74%
Pakistan	12%	28%	29%	49%
Afghanistan	15%	40%	33%	50%
Venezuela	20%	34%	25%	56%
Egypt	39%	9%	38%	41%

Military Spending by Country

Rank country (% of GDP) Date of Information

1 Oman 11.40 2005 est. 2 Qatar 10.00 2005 est. 3 Saudi Arabia 10.00 2005 est. 4 Iraq 8.60 2006 5 Jordan 8.60 2006 6 Israel 7.30 2006 7 Yemen 6.60 2006 8 Armenia 6.50 FY01 9 Eritrea 6.30 2006 est. 10 Macedonia 6.00 2005 est. 11 Burundi 5.90 2006 est. 12 Syria 5.90 2005 est. 13 Angola 5.70 2006 14 Mauritania 5.50 2006 15 Maldives 5.50 2005 est. 16 Kuwait 5.30 2006 17 Turkey 5.30 2005 est. 18 El Salvador 5.00 2006 19 Morocco 5.00 2003 est. 20 Singapore 4.90 2005 est. 21 Swaziland 4.70 2006 22 Bahrain 4.50 2006 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.50 2005 est. 24 Brunei 4.50 2006 25 China 4.30 2006 26 Greece 4.30 2005 est. 27 Chad 4.20 2006 28 United States 4.06 2005 est. 29 Libya 3.90 2005 est. 30 Russia 3.90 2005 31 Tajikistan 3.90 2005 est. 32 Cuba 3.80 2006 est. 33 Djibouti 3.80 2006 34 Cyprus 3.80 2005 est. 35 Zimbabwe 3.80 2006 36 Namibia 3.70 2006 37 Colombia 3.40 2005 est. 38 Gabon 3.40 2005 est. 39 Egypt 3.40 2005 est. 40 Turkmenistan 3.40 2005 est. 41 Algeria 3.30 2006 42 Botswana 3.30 2006 43 United Arab Emirates 3.10 2005 est. 44 Guinea-Bissau 3.10 2005 est. 45 Lebanon 3.10 2005 est. 46 Congo, Republic of the 3.10 2006 47 Solomon Islands 3.00 2006 48 Cambodia 3.00 2005 est. 49 Ethiopia 3.00 2006 50 Indonesia 3.00 2005 est. 51 Sudan 3.00 2005 est. 52 Pakistan 3.00 2007 est. 53 Rwanda 2.90 2006 est. 54 Comoros 2.80 2006 55 Ecuador 2.80 2006 56 Kenya 2.80 2006 57 Chile 2.70 2006 58 Korea, South 2.70 2006 59 Azerbaijan 2.60 2005 est. 60 Lesotho 2.60 2006 61 France 2.60 2005 est. 62 Brazil 2.60 2006 est. 63 Sri Lanka 2.60 2006 64 Bulgaria 2.60 2005 est. 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.50 2006 66 India 2.50 2006 67 Iran 2.50 2006 68 Vietnam 2.50 2005 est. 69 Australia 2.40 2006 70 United Kingdom 2.40 2005 est. 71 Croatia 2.39 2005 est. 72 Portugal 2.30 2005 est. 73 Sierra Leone 2.30 2006 74 Fiji 2.20 2005 est. 75 Taiwan 2.20 NA 76 Uganda 2.20 2006 77 Burma 2.10 2005 est. 78 Malaysia 2.03 2005 est. 79 Estonia 2.00 2005 est. 80 World 2.00 2005 est. 81 Uzbekistan 2.00 2005 est. 82 Seychelles 2.00 2006 est. 83 Finland 2.00 2005 est. 84 Afghanistan 1.90 2006 est. 85 Romania 1.90 2007 est. 86 Norway 1.90 2005 est. 87 Mali 1.90 2006 88 Bolivia 1.90 2006 89 Slovakia 1.87 2005 est. 90 Guyana 1.80 2006 91 Thailand 1.80 2005 est. 92 Zambia 1.80 2005 est. 93 Italy 1.80 2005 est. 94 Hungary 1.75 2005 est. 95 Poland 1.71 2005 est. 96 Benin 1.70 2006 97 Guinea 1.70 2006 98 South Africa 1.70 2006 99 Slovenia 1.70 2005 est. 100 Cote d'Ivoire 1.60 2005 est. 101 Netherlands 1.60 2005 est. 102 Togo 1.60 2005 est. 103 Uruguay 1.60 2006 104 Nepal 1.60 2006 105 Bangladesh 1.50 2006 106 Sweden 1.50 2005 est. 107 Peru 1.50 2006 108 Nigeria 1.50 2006 109 Germany 1.50 2005 est. 110 Albania 1.49 2005 est. 111 Czech Republic 1.46 2007 est. 112 Belize 1.40 2006 113 Ukraine 1.40 2005 est. 114 Tunisia 1.40 2006 115 Senegal 1.40 2005 est. 116 Mongolia 1.40 2006 117 Belarus 1.40 2005 est. 118 Papua New Guinea 1.40 2005 est. 119 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 2005 est. 120 Argentina 1.30 2005 est. 121 Cameroon 1.30 2006 122 Niger 1.30 2006 123 Malawi 1.30 2006 124 Liberia 1.30 2006 est. 125 Denmark 1.30 2007 est. 126 Belgium 1.30 2005 est. 127 Latvia 1.20 2005 est. 128 Spain 1.20 2005 est. 129 Burkina Faso 1.20 2006 130 Venezuela 1.20 2005 est. 131 Lithuania 1.20 2007 est. 132 Canada 1.10 2005 est. 133 Central African Republic 1.10 2006 est. 134 Bhutan 1.00 2005 est. 135 New Zealand 1.00 2005 est. 136 Madagascar 1.00 2006 137 Paraguay 1.00 2006 est. 138 Panama 1.00 2006 139 Switzerland 1.00 2005 est. 140 Austria 0.90 2005 est. 141 Luxembourg 0.90 2005 est. 142 Philippines 0.90 2005 est. 143 Somalia 0.90 2005 est. 144 Tonga 0.90 2006 est. 145 Kazakhstan 0.90 FY02 146 Ireland 0.90 2005 est. 147 Dominican Republic 0.80 2006 148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.80 2006 149 Mozambique 0.80 2006 150 Japan 0.80 2006 151 Ghana 0.80 2006 est. 152 Cape Verde 0.70 2005 153 Malta 0.70 2006 est. 154 Honduras 0.60 2006 est. 155 Jamaica 0.60 2006 est. 156 Suriname 0.60 2006 est. 157 Nicaragua 0.60 2006 158 Georgia 0.59 2005 est. 159 Barbados 0.50 2006 est. 160 Bahamas, The 0.50 2006 161 Mexico 0.50 2006 est. 162 Laos 0.50 2006 163 Gambia, The 0.50 2006 164 Costa Rica 0.40 2006 165 Guatemala 0.40 2006 166 Moldova 0.40 2005 est. 167 Haiti 0.40 2006 168 Mauritius 0.30 2006 est. 169 Trinidad and Tobago 0.30 2006 170 Tanzania 0.20 2005 est. 171 Bermuda 0.11 2005 est. 172 Equatorial Guinea 0.10 2006 est. 173 Iceland 0.00 2005 est.

Source: CIA World Factbook