{"id":2148,"date":"2018-05-08T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2018-07-01T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T08:11:44","slug":"new-zealanders-show-support-for-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/israelinstitute.nz\/2018\/05\/new-zealanders-show-support-for-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealanders Show Support for Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Late in 2016 many New Zealanders were appalled at the stance taken by our government in co-sponsoring UN Resolution 2334, which was seen as a biased, counter-productive and unbalanced censuring of Israel. A large number of Israel supporters responded with actions such as letter writing, a march on Parliament<\/a> and petitions<\/a>. In the lead up to the 2017 election the Israel Institute of New Zealand<\/a> (IINZ) was established and sought to bring a more balanced, informed perspective on Israel-related issues. One of the first actions undertaken by IINZ was a survey of New Zealanders\u2019 opinions on Israel. In contrast to the New Zealand government\u2019s actions at the UN, the poll showed that a majority of New Zealanders support Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n