The United States was regarded as a threat to world peace by its neighbors and allies, according to an opinion poll published by the Guardian newspaper on Friday.

The poll was carried out by the Guardian in Britain and other leading newspapers in Israel, Canada and Mexico, using professional local opinion polling in each country.

According to the poll, in Britain, 69 percent of those questioned believed U.S. policy had made the world less safe since 2001. In Canada and Mexico, America's immediate northern and southern neighbors, 62 percent of Canadians and 57 percent of Mexicans said the world had become more dangerous because of U.S. policy.

As for Israel, the U.S. strong ally in the Middle East, support for the United States has fallen. Only one in four Israelis polled said U.S. President George W. Bush had made the world safer, while 36 percent thought he had added to the risk of international conflict.

The poll showed that those in Britain, Canada and Mexico surveyed overwhelmingly rejected the decision to invade Iraq. Only in Israel, 59 percent of the surveyed supported the war and 34 percent were against.

Some 71 percent of Britons said the invasion was unjustified, a view shared by 89 percent of Mexicans and 73 percent of Canadians.

In Britain, 1,010 adults were interviewed by telephone on Oct. 27-30. A total of 1,078 people were asked in Israel, 1,007 in Canada and 1,010 in Mexico.

Source: Xinhua