Gallup just released the latest in its series of polls (see here and here) that track Americans’ opinions on 22 countries around the world. Israel’s popularity — measured as the percentage of respondents who view the Jewish state “very” or “mostly” favorably — has increased to 71 percent, a number not seen since the Gulf War in 1991. The Palestinian Authority’s rating is a stark 14 percent–only two points higher than North Korea’s and six points higher than Iran’s.

There are a couple of interesting things about these numbers. For one, it appears that the recent Walt-Mearsheimer fracas did absolutely nothing to disabuse ordinary Americans of their affection for Israel. Another is the continuing trend of Republicans being significantly more favorably disposed to Israel than Democrats — in the latest survey, Israel is viewed favorably among Republicans by a remarkable 84 percent, compared to 64 percent among Democrats.