Zone 1- Asia Summary, week # 124

Zone 1- ASIA

MIDDLE EAST

Israelis Reject Lifting Gaza Blockade (Click for Details)

Almost three quarters of people in Israel are against lifting their country’s current blockade of Gaza, according to a poll by New Wave Research published in Yisrael Hayom. 73 % of respondents would not end the blockade.

June 17, 2010

Foreign Affairs & Security » Palestine/ Israel Conflict

WEST & CENTRAL ASIA

Turks Have Mixed Views about Fate of the Reform Package (Click for Details)

A recent poll of Turkish citizens conducted by MetroPoll Ankara shows that publics have a mixed view of the fate of the Constitutional Reform Package. Almost four in ten think that constitutional court will annul the package and roughly the same number think that it will approve it.

June 16, 2010

Domestic Politics » Governance

Ethnic Tensions Evident in Kyrgyzstan Before Conflict (Click for Details)

Gallup surveys in Kyrgyzstan reflect the ethnic tensions that sparked recent deadly riots in the South, home to the country's Uzbek minority. In 2009, 40% of residents living in southern Kyrgyzstan said their city or area is a good place for racial and ethnic minorities, while 61% living in the North said the same. Nationwide, fewer Kyrgyzstanis perceived tolerance of ethnic minorities in 2009 than in 2008, with the deterioration coming exclusively in the North, while perceptions remained unchanged in the South.

June 16, 2010

Society » Ethnicity

NORTHEAST ASIA

Kan Cabinet Backed by Three-in-Five Japanese (Click for Details)

The new Prime Minister of Japan begins his tenure with high ratings, according to four recent public opinion polls. At least 60 % of respondents approve of Naoto Kan’s cabinet. Angus Reid Public Opinion

June 14, 2010

Domestic Politics » Governance

Multi-Country poll- Obama More Popular Abroad than at Home, Global Image of U.S. Continues to Benefit (Click for Details)

Foreign Affairs & Security » US image

Multi-Country poll- Polling the World (Cup): Who Will Win in South Africa? (Click for Details)

Society » Media/ New Media

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