Friday, August 25, 2006

Israeli Citizens Unhappy About Lebanese War

Last week, I stated that the only thing Israel got out of the Lebanese invasion was some bad publicity. It looks like the majority of Israeli citizens agree. An Israeli newspaper today released a poll showing that 63% of Israeli citizens would like for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign, because of his mishandling of the Lebanese war. The people are unhappy because Hezbollah's leadership is still intact, and the two captured Israeli soldiers have not been released.

Unless something happens soon to change things, this could result in the fall of the current government. Those polled show that only 16% would vote for Olmert, if an election was held now. Many citizens are demanding an investigation into the mishandling of the war. If the government does fall, and a new election is held, it looks like Likud would return to power, making Netanyahu the prime minister. This is what the changes would look like:

Likud Party would win 24 seats [they currently have 12]
Kadima Party would win 14 seats [they currently have 29]
Labour Party would win 9 seats

It looks like all the Israeli government has accomplished is to undermine its own credibility, even among its own citizens. I will be very surprised if we don't see new elections soon in Israel.

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