British public opinion poll: two thirds think Israel should call a ceasefire

A recent You Gov poll of opinion in the UK shows that 69% think Israel should stop and call a ceasefire at the current time, about the same as the 66% who said so in February, whereas only 13% think Israel should continue to take military action – a figure unchanged from three months ago. 

This is a very big contrast with the view of the British government and Conservative press and the opposition Labour Party.

In April British respondents were asked: In the long term, which country do you think is the biggest threat to global peace? 'In the long term', said Lord Keynes (who was childless like AJ Balfour), 'we are all dead', but in the medium to long term I'd vote for the United States or, while Netanyahu or the Likud are in power, Israel. 

China

11%

Russia

47%

United States

7%

Iran

10%

North Korea

3%

Israel

7%

Some other country

1%

Don’t know

15%