Most Israelis back Gaza retaliation in poll

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Source: The Standard

Weary of years of Gaza rocket fire, Israelis are massively backing their army's blitz on Hamas, despite the threat of more casualties and the soaring Palestinian toll.

A week into one of Israel's deadliest offensives in the enclave sandwiched between the Jewish state and Egypt, polls show most Israelis support the war, the press is mostly positive and even avowed peaceniks are nodding in approval.

A poll published on the seventh day of the offensive showed that some 95 percent of Israel's Jewish population supports the bombardment of Hamas.

Even the leftist Meretz party, which normally opposes such operations, gave its blessing to the offensive.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=11492&icid=4&d_str=20090102

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The methodology of the poll, the MOE and the number polled is not given. Take with a grain of salt. But, if support is a little over half what they claim, then this will continue, along with the ground invasion. Popular opinion in during an election will determine much.