Poll: 8% Stop war now, 4% Israel/IDF action wrong/not justified
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date:21 July 2006

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 500 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Teleseker for Maariv the week of 21 July
2006. For some reason the Israeli papers frequently don't include the actual
poll date in their reports of poll results. The person handling phone calls
at the editor's desk told IMRA today that he thinks the poll was carried out
on Wednesday. Statistical error +/- 4.3 percentage points.

What do you think is a solution to the crisis in the North?

90% Continue fighting until Hezbollah is distanced from the border and only
then negotiate a ceasefire and the return of the hostages.
8% Stop the fighting now and enter into negotiations for the release of the
hostages.

What is your opinion regarding the response of Israel and the IDF against
Hezbollah in Lebanon?
95% Correct and justified
4% Incorrect and not justified
[IMRA: The percentage of Israeli Arabs in the sample is substantially
greater than 4%]

Are you satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert?
Yes 78% No 20%
Poll two weeks ago: Yes 43% No 47%

Are you satisfied with the performance of Defense Minister Amir Peretz?:
Yes 61% No 34%
Poll two weeks ago: Yes 28% No 64%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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