E.U. Poll: Israel ‘Biggest Threat To World Peace’

Some 59 percent of Europeans replied "yes" when asked whether or not Israel presents a threat to peace in the world, said the Eurobarometer survey, presented by the Brussels commission and carried by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Fifty-three percent said Iran, North Korea and the United States posed a threat, followed by 52 percent for Iraq, 50 percent for Afghanistan and 48 percent for Pakistan.

After that came Syria on 37 percent; Libya on 36 percent; Saudi Arabia on 36 percent; China on 30 percent; India on 22 percent; Russia on 21 percent; Somalia on 16 percent and the E.U. itself on eight percent.

In a country-by-country breakdown, the Netherlands were most concerned about Israel with the 74 percent of Dutch people saying it represents a threat to world peace. Italians were the least concerned at 48 percent.

Greece was the most alarmed about the United States with 88 percent of Greeks saying the U.S. poses the biggest threat to world peace, while at the other end of the scale only 43 percent of Italians felt there was any reason to be concerned.