Public Blames Ben-Eliezer

A phone poll conducted last night for Israel Radio found that 56% of those asked blame Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer for the break-up of the national unity government, while only 18% blame Prime Minister Sharon. In addition, 66% attribute political motives to Ben-Eliezer's actions yesterday, while 38% feel the same about Sharon.

Oct 31, 2002, 7:30 PM (GMT+2)

A phone poll conducted last night for Israel Radio found that 56% of those asked blame Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer for the break-up of the national unity government, while only 18% blame Prime Minister Sharon. In addition, 66% attribute political motives to Ben-Eliezer's actions yesterday, while 38% feel the same about Sharon.