Polls: 22% support negotiating Jerusalem now, 58%:26% Oppose compromise on Jerusalem for peace agreement,

Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 21 February 2008

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 503 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute (headed by
Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Radio's "Its all Talk" on afternoon and
evening of 20 February 2008.
Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.

What grade from 1 to 10 would you give to the following for their
performance
Average scores for those having an opinion:

COS Ashkenazi: Total 7.01 Kadima voters 7.18 Likud 6.20 Labor 8.17
Mossad head Meir Dagan: Total 7.75 Kadima 8.46 Likud 6.00 Labor 8.04
Shabbak head Yuval Diskin: Total 7.58 Kadima 8.22 Likud 6.79 Labor 7.66

Who do you think was responsible for the killing of Imad Mughniyeh the
operations officer of Hizbullah in Damascus last week?
Total: Israel 43% USA 7% Arab state 10% Other state 2% Don't know and other
replies 38%
Kadima voters: Israel 67% USA 2% Arabs 3% Other state 9% DK 19%
Likud voters: Israel 36% USA 9% Arabs 16% Other state 1% DK 38%
Labor voters: Israel 47% USA 9% Arabs 9% Other state 2% DK 33%

Within the framework of negotiations with the Palestinians no basic issues
should the matter of Jerusalem also be discussed now or should the matter of
Jerusalem be postponed to the end of negotiations?
Total Now 22% Postpone 26% Don't negotiate at all + other replies 52%
Kadima voters: Now 24% Postpone 32% Other replies 44%
Likud voters: No 9% Postpone 28% Other replies 63%
Labor voters: Now 35% Postpone 56% Other replies 9%

Do you support a compromise on the matter of Jerusalem within the framework
of a peace agreement with the Palestinians?
Total: Support 26% Oppose 58% Other replies 16%
Kadima voters: Support 47% Oppose 34% Other 19%
Likud voters: Support 10% Oppose 79% Other 11%
Labor voters: Support 74% Oppose 18% Other 8%

Once again we see how out of touch with the Israeli population not only Prime Minister Olmert is but 99% of the Knesset.

It is clear that the majority of Israelis have learned from the mistakes of our past and no longer are willing to give up any of our land to our enemies.