Haaretz poll: Netanyahu just as bad as Olmert, if not worse

[IndianaGreen]

Interesting poll numbers from self-described Likud voters.

Last update - 04:32 15/05/2009

Haaretz poll: Netanyahu just as bad as Olmert, if not worse

By Yossi Verter, Haaretz Correspondent

More than half of all Israelis believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's performance is worse, or at least no better, than that of his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, who was one of Israel's least popular leaders, a new Haaretz poll has found.

The poll, which Haaretz commissioned from Dialog, found that 28 percent of the 492 respondents said Netanyahu's performance was worse than that of Olmert, who at some stages of his career had only a single-digit approval rating. Another 27 percent of respondents said Netanyahu's performance was the same as Olmert's.

However, 31 percent said Netanyahu was a better premier, while 14 percent said they were undecided.

Asked about the peace process, 57 percent of respondents, or 280 people, said that Netanyahu should tell U.S. President Barack Obama that he supports a two-state solution when he visits Washington next week. Only 35 percent said Netanyahu should not give his consent, while 8 percent were undecided.

About 40 percent of respondents who identified themselves as Likud voter said Netanyahu should agree to a two-state solution.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085714.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Tzipi Livni would have been much easier to work with, though far from perfect

Yahoo is just stubborn and a pain in the behind.

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. If not worse?

Hell, I didn't even think that was a question. Especially since it's not just NuttyYahoo, but NuttyYahoo & the coalition of those even fucking crazier than he is. :scared:

[LeftishBrit]

3. He is much worse IMO!

And some of the other people in his coalition are even worse than he is.

It seems that many Israelis are already having buyers' remorse - and of course many didn't want him in the first place


'Asked about the peace process, 57 percent of respondents, or 280 people, said that Netanyahu should tell U.S. President Barack Obama that he supports a two-state solution when he visits Washington next week. Only 35 percent said Netanyahu should not give his consent, while 8 percent were undecided.

About 40 percent of respondents who identified themselves as Likud voter said Netanyahu should agree to a two-state solution.'


Encouraging - though different people may have different views of what a 'two-state solution' is. But at least there's something to work with. Does anyone have the latest Palestinian polls - I know they've also been quite closely divided in previous polls?

[Donald Ian Rankin]

4. This almost certainly doesn't mean what it looks like at first glance.

I suspect an awful lot of those will be people disatisfied because Netanyahu is not hardline *enough*, not because he's too hardline.

The Israeli left/peace movement has shrunk to the size where you could fit it into a small egg-cup and still have room for a large egg, from what I can see, and is viewed with great hostility by most Israelis.