In settlement row, “Israelis” view Obama pro-Palestinian

As Washington and Tel Aviv fail to agree on a US-demanded freeze on illegal West Bank settlements, more "Israelis" find President Barack Obama taking side with the Palestinians.

A recent opinion poll conducted by Smith Research center shows a meaningful drop in the number of "Israelis" who approve of President Obama's policies in favoring "Israel's" interests.

A mere four percent of "Israelis" consider the Obama administration's stance on the Palestinian issue as "pro-Israeli", according to the survey published by The Jerusalem Post.

The poll results also indicate that 51 percent of Jewish "Israelis" consider the Obama administration more pro-Palestinian than "pro-Israeli".

Thirty-five percent of the participants consider the White House not taking any sides and 10 percent declined to take part in the poll.

The opinion poll was conducted on Monday and Tuesday among 500 people representing a statistical model of the Jewish "Israeli" population with a margin of error of 4.5 percent.

An earlier survey in mid-June did not show a much better popularity for Obama's policies among the "Israeli" population, but a noticeable 36 percent said the policies were neutral.

This is while his predecessor, George W. Bush, was viewed by some 88 percent of "Israelis" as pro-Tel Aviv with just 2 percent deeming him as pro-Palestine.

Questioned on whether or not they agreed with a year-long freeze on settlement construction as part of a US-brokered deal, 50 percent of the voters answered negative, while 41 percent said 'yes' and 9 percent did not express an opinion.