May 4, 2009 - 21:51 AMT
Majority of Israeli Jews favor a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities
A new Israeli opinion survey says the majority of Israeli Jews favor a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

The poll published Monday by Haaretz newspaper indicates that 66 % of Israeli Jews surveyed backed such an attack on Iran, while 15 % opposed it and 19 %gave no opinion.

75% of those who supported a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities said they would continue to back the attack even if the United States opposed it, but 15 % said they would change their minds based on Washington's position, VOA News reported.