A new bipartisan poll commissioned by The Israel Project (TIP) shows that 72 percent of voting Americans across the political spectrum believe "even with all the problems that America faces at home now, we must still work hard to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons."

According to Stanley Greenberg of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, "voters supporting Obama as well as McCain all find Iran with nuclear weapons to be a grave threat to the US and feel the need to work hard to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons."

When asked about the top two foreign policy priorities of the next president, "ending the war in Iraq" (56%), "restoring global economic growth" (41%) and "defeating Al-Qaeda and the Taliban" (35%) topped the list, followed closely by "preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons" at 33 percent. Lower priorities for the next administration among voters include, "making peace between Israel and the Palestinians" (19%), "dealing with the instability in Pakistan," (15%), and "meeting the threat of Putin's Russia" (8%).

Only 6 percent of Americans support the Palestinians, while Israel continues to enjoy a plurality of American support on both sides of the aisle. In addition to voters' individual support, 66 percent of voters agree America should stand with Israel vis-à-vis the Palestinians. This sentiment cuts across party lines as 80 percent of GOP and 59 percent of Democratic respondents say America should support Israel. This strong allegiance to Israel stems from the idea that, "Israel shares our values including freedom of speech, religion, press and the right to vote." Even in the context of "all the problems America now faces at home," 58 percent of voters agree "America needs to stand with Israel" over the statement "Israel needs to take care of itself."

In recent weeks, Israel itself has stepped up its rhetoric towards stopping Tehran from developing a nuclear bomb.

"We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us," Israeli Air Force Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan told Der Spiegel in an interview. "The Iranian regime is not only a problem for the Air Force or the State of Israel. It is a problem for the entire free world. It is shameful that 70 years after the Reichskristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) there are still heads of state who call for the destruction of our people. History teaches us that we have to take those announcements seriously. And we take them very seriously."

Former IDF chief of staff Moshe Ya'alon also told the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Jerusalem on Monday that keeping the military option on the table was a vital element of a wider strategy encompassing political isolation of the Tehran regime, and international economic "smart sanctions."

"I believe that most of the Western armed forces, especially air forces, have the right capabilities to deal with the Iranian regime, where it comes to intelligence, precise munitions, the ability to launch air strikes, penetrating defense systems, targeting the right facilities....Technically speaking, there is a military option," Ya'alon said.