[net.religion.jewish] Israel Questionnaire

help@houxz.UUCP (D.SYKORA) (04/16/84)

       Dear Net	Readers:

		 As a Senior Project at	Stern College in NY we	are
       conducting  a poll to ascertain what the	general	public know
       and feel	about current events in	Israel.	We would appreciate
       your  cooperation  in filling out this questionnaire. You do
       not have to send back this questionnaire with your  answers.
       If there is more than one pertinent answer please write what
       you feel	is the most important one.

		 Please	 answer	 briefly.  Questionnaires  can	 be
       returned	 via unix mail to this login. We will post a review
       of the most common answers in about three weeks.	 Thank	you
       for your	help.


					       Sincerly,

					       Judy H. Berman

					       Shoshana	Charlop




       			MID EAST (ISRAEL) QUESTIONNAIRE


       I.  PERSONAL

       Name: ____________________	       Age: ______     Sex: _____
       (Name is	optional, please fill out the rest.)

       What country/state/city did you grow up in? ______________________

       Have you	ever been to Israel? ______    For how long? ____________



       II.  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

	 1.  What is Israel's position	in  the	 European  Economic
	     Community	 (EEC	-   Common  Market)?  Has  it  been
	     beneficial	or detrimental?

	 2.  What is the nature	of Israel's relationship with South
	     Africa?

	 3.  Is	"Zionism Equals	Racism"	apropos	to Question  2	and
	     is	it a legitimate	complaint?

	 4.  What is the nature	of the Israeli-Egyptian	Accord	and
	     its standing under	President Mubarak?

	 5.  Was Israel	justified in sending troops  into  Lebanon?
	     Explain.

	 6.  What effects do the American government's wishes  have
	     on	Israeli	policy?

	 7.  What are the ramifications	of  the	 Iran-Iraq  war	 on
	     Israel?

	 8.  What would	be the political ramifications of a

	       i.  Christian Lebanon?

	      ii.  Moslem Lebanon?

	     iii.  Split Lebanon?




       III.  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

	 1.  Describe Israel's governmental structure.

	 2.  Is	Israel a theocracy? Why, why not; to what extent?

	 3.  How pertinent is the issue	of "Who	is a Jew"? How does
	     it	  affect  Israeli  citizenship?	 How  has  it  been
	     answered?

	 4.  What are the major	 economic  problems  facing  Israel
	     today and can they	be solved?

	 5.  How does Israel treat it's	Arab  citizens	in  Israel?
	     What, if anything should change?

	 6.  Describe  the  Party  System  in  Israel;	the   major
	     existing  parties;	and the	importance of coalitions in
	     the government.

	 7.  Labor vs. Likud - explain the origins of both parties;
	     the  power	 struggle  between them; and the connection
	     between the Irgun and Begin's Herut party.