Posted on 01/30/2007 8:47:45 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
If elections were held today, the governing Kadima party would receive a mere nine mandates, according to a telephone poll carried out by the Smith Institute for Ynet.
While Kadima is collapsing in public opinion, favor is returning for the Likud party. According to the poll, Likud would triumph in hypothetical elections with a full 32 mandates.
Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu was perceived as the person best suited to serve as prime minister, earning 34 percent support and beating out his competitors by a large margin.
After Netanyahu, those surveyed favored Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Labor Knesset Member Ami Ayalon, who each earned the support of 16 percent, then Ehud Barak with 8 percent. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert trailed with only 3 percent of the vote.
The survey, which was carried out Monday evening, questioned 500 adults over the age of 18 and had a 4.5 percent error margin.
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
Israel needs new elections. No more Kadima and Olmert screwing up Israel's integrity and security.
It's getting close to Bibi time.
Wow...the incumbent PM gets a whopping 3 percent, and people say Bush is unpopular. Amazing. I'd love to see Netanyahu back in; the man is brilliant.
Bibi will be no different than Olmert. The US State department will see to it.
Yesss!!!! Go Bibi!!!
Wow. Olmert really has made a hash out of Kadima, hasn't he?
Bibi thinks just like us less "nuanced" Americans, it really is a black and white issue. The Palestinians claims to "their" land is nonsensical. They've broken every "peace" treaty they've ever signed, usually within hours!
Palestinians and radical Islamist are playing the game as a war of attrition and incrementalism. Creeping ever forward, saying what others want to hear when it suits them, all the while plotting our destruction in the end game.
Kind of like Democrats saying what needs to be said to get elected, using judges as backdoors to get their sick legislation passed, all the while plotting their end game of a Euro-Socialist United States.
There are no "Palestinians," they are Arabs, and there are plenty of Arab states for them to live.
There are no "Palestinians," they are Arabs, and there are plenty of Arab states for them to live.
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Yes, and the Arab states could EASILY give them a land of their own 10 times the size of what they want from Israel and never miss it. Proving that it's not about wanting "their" land, only that they want the destruction of Israel to have a "pure" Middle East.
Kadima was a fun game to play on the beach. The problem was when they got into playing politics.
..precisely...
Anybody but Bibi (and Olmert). Can anyone say Leadership Deficit?
Most people react surprised when I tell them that Arafat was an Egyptian.
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