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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Most Israelis want prime minister to resign
2006-08-26
Sixty-three percent of Israelis want Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign in a sharp public rebuke over his handling of the war in Lebanon, a newspaper poll showed on Friday. The Yedioth Aronoth poll showed for the first time a majority favoured Olmert stepping down, along with a big jump in support for the right-wing Likud party and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Another poll in the Maariv newspaper showed that only 14 percent of Israelis would vote for Olmert if new elections were held today, while 26 percent would back Netanyahu, a former prime minister. The Yedioth poll said 45 percent would support Netanyahu as prime minister in new elections. Yedioth, Israel's biggest circulation daily, called the survey results a political "earthquake" for Olmert, whose centrist Kadima party crushed Netanyahu's Likud in general elections in March. A similar poll published a week ago showed 41 percent wanted Olmert to resign.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Representative democracy, 3dc. Olmert's coalition has a majority in Knesset & may receive support of the Arab parties.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-26 13:09  

#3  Why not Gromgrou
Posted by: 3dc   2006-08-26 12:01  

#2  Won't happen.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-08-26 10:44  

#1  Israelis are like Americans they don't like to lose or even the perception of losing. Olmert going to the UN for a cease fire really pissed them off.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-08-26 02:03  

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