Public Opinion

An overwhelming majority—72%—think the Olmert government currently lacks sufficient public support to enter negotiations on a comprehensive settlement, somewhat similar to the views on the Barak government’s lack of a mandate to enter the negotiations in Taba late in 2000, close to the elections in which Barak lost to Ariel Sharon. An especially interesting finding is that the view of Olmert as lacking a mandate for such negotiations cuts across the political parties. This is the dominant perception among voters for all the parties, including Kadima.

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