Israeli support for war plummets.

[Euphen]

Israeli faith in Lebanon victory starts declining: poll
(AFP)

11 August 2006


JERUSALEM - Israelis are less and less convinced their armed forces can defeat Hezbollah and increasingly critical of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, two opinion polls published on Friday found.

In a survey published by the Haaretz daily, 73 percent of respondents said Israel could not claim to have won the war against the Lebanese militant group if the fighting stopped now.

Only 48 percent of those polled said they were satisfied with Olmert’s performance since the start of the offensive a month ago, while 40 percent said they were not and 12 percent did not voice an opinion.

According to another opinion poll carried by the top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily, 45 percent of Israelis are dissatisfied with their country’s conduct of the war.

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/August/middleeast_August295.xml§ion=middleeast

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Olmert has not performed well during this self made crisis

This is why he's suddenly ready to negotiate.

[burythehatchet]

2. I suspect Olmert will be a footnote in history

[madokie]

4. but a bloody one though

[peacebird]

3. Olmert has performed brilliantly - FOR BUSH

:grr:

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Except he doesn't realize that

Bush always plays to his base and his base wants to destroy Jerusalem so that their version of Jesus can come back.

They say that Hezbollah and Iran deny Israel's right to exist. That's nothing compared to what the Bushbot fundies want to happen to Israel.

[peacebird]

7. ? I thought the fundies all called for support of Israel?

?

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. Yes they do

They support Israel as long as Israel is willing to bring about WWIII for them. Otherwise they really don't like Jewish people very much at all.

According to the Rapture Ready, the Temple Mount has to be destroyed and all Jews killed in order for the Messiah to return. In order to achieve this goal, nukes will be required.

Too bad most Israelis never read the fine print on that agreement they've entered into with their new founder supporters, the Christian Right.

[peacebird]

10. good grief.........

...

sigh

[Cassandra]

6. Is Cheney now going to accuse the Israelis...

of being on the side of the terrorists?

[lonestarnot]

8. Why? Is everybody dead?