Tuesday, February 07, 2006

UK poll: 37% of Muslims in Britain think British Jews are a "legitimate target"

Pretty much dispels the "a few evil doers hijacking a religion of peace" meme. This from Jihadwatch:

And those are just the ones fool enough to admit to the pollster what they were thinking. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: "Poll shows voters believe press is right not to publish cartoons," from the TimesOnline, with thanks to Interested:

Nearly two fifths (37 per cent) believe that the Jewish community in Britain is
a legitimate target “as part of the ongoing struggle for justice in the Middle
East”. Moreover, only 52 per cent think that the state of Israel has the right
to exist, with 30 per cent disagreeing, a big minority. One in six of all
Muslims questioned thinks suicide bombings can sometimes be justified in Israel,
though many fewer (7 per cent) say the same about Britain. This is broadly
comparable to the number justifying suicide attacks in ICM and YouGov polls of
British Muslims after the July 7 attacks.

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