Poll: Americans Divided by Race and Party on Netanyahu in Congress

Most Americans think that President Barack Obama should meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when he visits the United States next month, but a large plurality disapproves of House Speaker John Boehner's invitation for him to speak in Congress, according to a new poll.

The different results made interesting reading for Israeli newspaper readers, with Haaretz headlining that "Americans Disapprove on Netanyahu Invitation to Netanyahu" and the Times of Israel offering " Poll: Most Americans think Obama should meet PM in March."

Both headlines are correct but neither one tells the whole story.

Details of the poll, carried out by the British-based YouGov in association with the Huffington Post, revealed a sharp split along racial lines.

Concerning whether it was "appropriate" for Boehner to invite Netanyahu two weeks before the Israeli elections:

All respondents: Inappropriate - 47 percent

Blacks and Hispanics: Inappropriate - 67 percent

Appropriate - 12 percent.

An even sharper difference was shown when respondents were asked if their local Congressman should attend Netanyahu's speech:

All respondents  Yes - 46 percent

No - 24 percent

Black respondents: Yes - 16 percent

No - 47 percent

Not surprisingly, half of Republican respondents said their Congressman should attend Netanyahu's speech, while only 30 percent of Democrats agreed.