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Poll: 96% of Israeli Jews won’t give up Western Wall for peace
Haaretz ^ | May 13, 2007 | Nadav Shragai
Posted on 05/13/2007 2:12:25 AM CDT by West Coast Conservative
Ninety-six percent of Israeli Jews are against Israel relinquishing the Western Wall, even in exchange for lasting peace and ending the dispute over Jerusalem, a new poll suggests. According to the poll, most Israeli Jews do not believe territorial concessions in Jerusalem would bring peace.
The poll, performed at the request of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, also reveals that 89 percent of Israeli Jews are unwilling to give up the Temple Mount for a similar arrangement.
The poll, which was performed by the Tazpit Research Institute headed by Dr. Aharon Fein, found that Israeli Jews were far more willing to give up the Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, as long as Israel keeps the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter - an arrangement favored by 43 percent of them.
Forty-three percent of participants said they were opposed to any form of concession in Jerusalem for real peace and the termination of the dispute. In the previous survey on the matter, only 37 percent of the participants were opposed to all forms of territorial concession in Jerusalem.
Religious and ultra-Orthodox participants expressed less willingness for concessions than their secular and traditional counterparts. For example, the survey showed that 76 percent of the religious participants were opposed to territorial concessions, as opposed to 24 percent of secular responders.
Despite the relatively high willingness among participants to give up the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem, most participants nonetheless indicated they did not believe such concessions would bring peace. In total, 75.7 percent believe peace is unattainable. Only 20.3 said they believed peace could be reached in return for territorial concessions in Jerusalem.
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And — from downthread....
To: West Coast Conservative
A young Israeli soldier is assigned to security at the Western wall. Every morning an old man arrives first thing and prays for an hour. After several days the soldier approaches the man when he is done. “I couldn’t help but notice you pray here every day. You must be very devout.”
The man says, “Well, you see, my older brother was killed in the War of Independence. My younger brother was killed in the Suez War. My oldest son was killed in the Six Day War, and my youngest son was killed in the Yom Kippur War. My grandson was killed in Lebanon, and my granddaughter was killed in a bus bombing. So every morning I come here and pray for peace between the Arabs and Jews.”
The soldier says, “That’s terrible, I’m so sorry. Does praying make you feel better?”
The man sighs, “It makes me feel like I’m talking to a stone wall.”
7 posted on 05/13/2007 2:34:26 AM CDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est.)
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