Saturday, October 05, 2002

A poll
Thank you Renathina for pointing to this: “Sixty percent of Israelis believe Israel is fighting for its existence in the now two-year old Palestinian war, according to a poll conducted for The Jerusalem Post by Smith Research and Consulting. The poll covered a random sample of 500 Israeli adults.

Twenty percent of Israelis believe that the war is being fought to determine the borders between Israel and a future Palestinian state, and only 11% of Israelis believe that the war is being fought over the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip”
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The 20%, who think this is a war to determine the border, are disproportionately loud. They are also extremely derisive of the stupid, uneducated, ignorant people who see things differently.

A random sample of Israelis, BTW, includes Israeli Arabs, in case you were wondering.

Another poll, also given here, shows that the Palestinians don't get it yet.