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Source: http://www.bicom.org.uk/news/46-per-cent-of-uk-public-oppose-boycotts-of-israel/
Few Britons Feel Warmly toward Israel, But See It as an Ally Against Terrorism
(BICOM) Donna Rachel Edmunds - 19% of Britons feel warmly towards Israel, compared with 21% for the Palestinians, according to the 2019 annual survey of UK public attitudes carried out in November for the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM). 46% oppose and 14% support boycotts of Israel. Israel is considered to be Britain's most important ally in the fight against terrorism compared to other Middle Eastern countries, named by 44%. 45% agreed that it is anti-Semitic to hate Israel and question its right to exist, 18% disagreed, and 36% did not know.