article_snippet: Thirty per cent of all respondents favored letting Netanyahu speak, with more than 20 per cent saying they didn't know enough to answer.
article_snippet: Responses to questions about the speech, planned for Tuesday, largely broke down along party lines, the poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC shows.
article_snippet: Nearly half, 47 per cent, of Republicans asked about the address said that Nearly half, 47 per cent, of Republicans supported the move, compared to 28 per cent who oppose it.
article_snippet: Just 12 per cent of Democrats said cent of Democrats were behind letting the Israeli leader, who faces an election in several weeks, speak without Obama's approval.
article_snippet: Sixty-six per cent disapproved of Obama's approval.
article_snippet: Thirty per cent now think positively about the right-wing Likud leader, up from 24 per cent in August, right after Israel's large-scale bombing operation in the Gaza Strip.
article_snippet: Views of the prime minister, who also held the post in the late 1990s, were also split by party, with 49 per cent of Republicans holding a positive view compared to only 12 per cent of Democrats.
article_snippet: The poll was conducted on Wednesday through Sunday and surveyed 800 registered voters.
article_snippet: The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.46 percentage points.
highlights_snippet: Forty-seven per cent of  
highlights_snippet: Support and opposition to Netanyahu visit largely falls along party lines .
  