Few "Israelis" think country is ready to fight Hizbullah again

Source: AFP, 12-1-2007
JERUSALEM (AL-QUDS), Just 22 percent of "Israelis" think their country is ready for a new clash with Hizbullah in Lebanon, according to an opinion poll released Wednesday by "Israeli" television. No fewer than 40 percent of respondents felt the Jewish (Zionist) state was not ready to go up against Hizbullah once more. Twenty-five percent thought "Israel" was only partially prepared, while 13 percent had no opinion.
For 37 percent, "Israel" had come out the loser in last year`s month-long midsummer war with the Lebanese resistance organization. Sixteen percent thought it had won, and 39 percent opined that there was no winner or loser.
Fifty percent thought Premier Ehud Olmert, who Wednesday was continuing an official visit to China, should resign on account of the war, against 38 percent who disagreed and 12 percent who had no view.
Regarding General Dan Halutz, head of "Israel`s" armed forces, 53 percent believed he should step down.
The opinion poll - part of a special program six months after the summer war between Lebanon and "Israel" - was conducted by the Geocartographica Institute. Details of its methodology were not disclosed.