Mahmoud Abbas is hustled from the scene of shooting by a rival gang. (AP)
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| By: Jerusalem Newswire |
| Published: November 30, 2004 |
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| A Hamas march in Gaza (AP) |
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Nearly two-thirds of Israelis believe the post-Arafat Palestinian Authority should be given one last chance to honor its peace obligations, or face a full-scale Israeli military effort to eliminate the scourge of Palestinian Arab terror.
Asked what Israel should do if the "new" PA leadership continues to espouse Yasser Arafat's policy of anti-Jewish terrorism by this time next year, 60 percent of respondents in a new public opinion poll voted for abandoning "peace" efforts and dealing with the situation militarily.
Nineteen percent believed Israel should continue to seek a diplomatic settlement with the PA, despite its refusal to curb the ongoing Islamic terror.
Showing public disapproval for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon?s policies, only one-third of Israelis backed the idea of conducting a unilateral withdrawal from Judea, Samaria and Gaza in the face of persistent Palestinian non-compliance.
An overwhelming 80 percent of respondents felt a sovereign Palestinian Arab state ruled by known terrorists would pose an existential or "very grave" threat to Israel.
The poll was conducted by telephone from November 18-22 among a random sampling of 528 adult Israelis. It was carried out by Ma?agar Mohot Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting Institute Ltd. |
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