Most Israelis think that terror will not decrease if the government dismantles 25 communities in northern Samaria and Gush Katif, according to a Zionist Organization of America poll released Wednesday.
The survey, conducted by the prominent polling firm Smith Institute, also reveals that if elections were held today, the Likud and nationalist parties would decidedly defeat the current opposition.
More than one-third of the respondents said terrorism, including rocket attacks, would increase if the government carries out its plan. Less than one-quarter thought there would be a decrease, and the rest replied there would be no change.
On the question of international opinion, only 28 per cent of those polled said that disengagement would make Israel more able to resist international pressure, while almost the same percentage replied that Israel would be less able to stand up against such pressure.
When asked for which party they would vote if elections were held today, 34 per cent of those who expressed an opinion favored the Likud and only 18 per cent were for Labor, with another eight per cent supporting Meretz. Only two per cent favored the National Religious Party, while 10 per cent expressed support for the National Union Party and 12 per cent for Shas, the Sephardic party.
The survey, conducted by the prominent polling firm Smith Institute, also reveals that if elections were held today, the Likud and nationalist parties would decidedly defeat the current opposition.
More than one-third of the respondents said terrorism, including rocket attacks, would increase if the government carries out its plan. Less than one-quarter thought there would be a decrease, and the rest replied there would be no change.
On the question of international opinion, only 28 per cent of those polled said that disengagement would make Israel more able to resist international pressure, while almost the same percentage replied that Israel would be less able to stand up against such pressure.
When asked for which party they would vote if elections were held today, 34 per cent of those who expressed an opinion favored the Likud and only 18 per cent were for Labor, with another eight per cent supporting Meretz. Only two per cent favored the National Religious Party, while 10 per cent expressed support for the National Union Party and 12 per cent for Shas, the Sephardic party.