Britons dislike Israel more than almost any other country, a YouGov poll has found.
The survey was conducted in August during the Gaza conflict, but was published only last week by Chatham House, the UK’s most prestigious foreign affairs think tank.
When asked who they felt “especially unfavourable” towards, 35 per cent of respondents said Israel, with only Russia - which had recently annexed Crimea - and North Korea receiving more votes.
This was more than double the percentage of Britons who indicated Israel when asked the same question two years before, and placed the Jewish state as more disliked than Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
