Most Israelis favour expelling Arafat: Poll

The Times of India ^ | July 05 2002 | AFP

[knighthawk]

JERUSALEM: Most Israelis favour expelling Yasser Arafat from the Palestinian territories and waiting for a new generation of Palestinian leaders to negotiate a peace deal, an Israeli newspaper poll said Friday.

The Maariv daily surveyed 590 people over the last week following a key Middle East policy address by US President George W. Bush that demanded the Palestinians replace their embattled leader in exchange for Washington's support in building an independent Palestinian state within three years.

Fifty-eight percent said they favoured expelling Arafat, which has been an option proposed by some hardline members of Israel's national unity coalition but so far rejected by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Twenty-eight percent said they did not favour expelling the Palestinian leader, while another 14 percent did not express an opinion.

To the question whether Israel should negotiate with the current Palestinian leadership or wait until the emergence of a new generation of leaders, 69 percent said they preferred the second option.

Twenty percent said Israel should negotiate with this generation of Palestinian leaders, while 11 percent said they had no opinion.

Meanwhile, 56 percent said they backed the Middle East policy vision laid out by Bush in his June 24 speech, which also included calls for Israel to eventually withdraw its forces from the occupied territories and stop building Jewish settlements.

Another 24 percent said they opposed the US leader's plan for the region, while another 20 percent said they had no opinion.

The poll had a margin of error of 4.5 percent.

[knighthawk]

Middle East list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

Bhoooohoooo, nobody likes me.

[Thinkin' Gal]

To the question whether Israel should negotiate with the current Palestinian leadership or wait until the emergence of a new generation of leaders, 69 percent said they preferred the second option.

They prefer "a new generation of Arab leader"

[DonQ]

I am amazed at the results of this poll reported by an India newspaper. I would have thought most Israelis were in favor of killing Arafat!

[2sheep]

From your link: "We used to say we wanted peace for our children," he said. "Now we don't want to wait, we want peace now.

The Muslim idea of "peace" is world domination and control under Allah (Satan), an idea which seems to ALSO be embraced by the globalist$ who compromise themselve$ for the $ake of the oil.

[Catspaw]

I'll help him pack.

[sheik yerbouty]

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, I really do stink like a goat!"

[blackbart.223]

""Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, I really do stink like a goat!"

I wanted to make a snide comment about why he smells like a goat but decorum prevents me from doing so.

[hunter112]

How come offing the a**hole was not one of the choices?

[knighthawk]

To Arabs goats do not stink. They even might sell it as parfume!

[sheik yerbouty]

You may be right. they can't tell the difference between sh*t and shi'ite. Then again, there might not be a difference.

[knighthawk]

LOL!