A poll taken by Ipsos/ Spora- Steria and published in the Le Monde tried to gauge attitudes after the attacks at the beginning of January which left 17 dead.
Overall it would appear the French have not been swayed against Islamists and Jews in the country and think the government leaders handled the response well. There was however disapproval for Marine Le Pen.
One has to remember Le Monde is a left wing newspaper but one assumes the poll was wider than that newspapers readership and it was also published on Europe 1 radio on Wednesday
Here's a brief summary of the findings:
Islam more compatible with French society
One result that may surprise some is that acceptance of Islam is growing in France with only 51 percent saying that “Islam is not compatible with the values of French society” compared to 63 percent in 2014 and 74 percent in 2013
Islam as peaceful as other religions
With 66 percent, the majority of those polled consider Islam to be as peaceful as other religions and view jihadism as a perversion of the religion. Some 81 percent of the supporters of the Socialist Party believe Islam is an equally peaceful religion, compared to 53 percent of UMP supporters, and a minority of 39 percent of those supporting the National Front.
Acceptance of Catholicism and Judaism appears to be much greater given that 93 percent and 81 percent of those polled judge them as compatible with French values.
Disapproval for Marine Le Pen
Some 69 percent of those polled stated they disapproved of National Front leader Marine Le Pen’s attitude as she didn’t participate in the unity marches and instead held her own homage to the victims, which turned into a political gathering.
The sentiment was even echoed among supporters of her party with 24 percent saying they “mainly disapprove” and 9 percent saying they “disapprove completely”.
Val says the report goes further with satisfaction with the way Muslims handled the aftermath of the killings. The photograph of Muslim men and women at Gaillac holding placards saying " not in my name" and " do not harm my country" had an amazing effect on us all here at TAG, joining us together against extremists.
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