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Last update - 16:36 09/01/2008 Poll: 81 percent of Israelis back increasing IDF targeted killings By Haaretz Service Tags: poll, Israel, Peace index  A vast majority - 81 percent - of Israelis support increasing the targeted killings of Palestinian militants, according to a poll administered by Tel Aviv University's "Peace Index" survey. The poll also found that 60.5 percent believe that Israel should not reach a cease-fire agreement with the Hamas in which the Israel Defense Forces would cease targeted killings if Hamas stops firing Qassam rockets towards Israel. 51 percent of those polled said they think Israel must fulfill its commitments from the Annapolis conference and freeze construction in the settlements, compared to 42 percent who did not. Advertisement 55 percent believe Israel should evacuate the illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank, while 39 percent do not. The poll was taken a few days after the West Bank shooting attack that left two Israeli hikers dead. While not justifying the attack, 57 percent said they believe Israelis should not enter areas that are under Palestinian civil control. 77 percent of those polled did not accept Egypt's claim that it is doing all it can to stop the weapon smuggling into Gaza. 81 percent feel Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's public criticism on the matter was justified, despite Egypt's harsh response. Regarding the release of prisoners, 51 percent of Israelis think the government should loosen the criteria of prisoners who have "blood on their hands" in order to increase the likelihood that abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit will be released. With the release of the final report of the Winograd Committee's investigation of the Second Lebanon War nearing, 66.5 percent said that if the report includes harsh criticism of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, he must resign even if the committee avoids explicitly calling on him to do so Bookmark to del.icio.us   Oh Hillary Clinton throws everything but the kitchen sink at New Hampshire. Jewel of the Crown Diamond billionaire Lev Leviev buys most expensive property ever sold in Britain.   1.   Interesting,revealing stat.;israelis are living in a bubble! 22:32  |  lakshmi 05/01/08   2.   scary 22:34  |  rm 05/01/08   3.   Olmert on targeting strikes 22:34  |  marcel 05/01/08   4.   Who are the Palestinian militants? 22:35  |  Kevin 05/01/08   5.   I don`t believe this survey 22:44  |  Kevin 05/01/08   6.   81 pct Israelis are war criminals 22:48  |  Chanalau, Tova 05/01/08   7.   ZIONISTS ARE NICE PEOPLE 22:57  |  Froum 05/01/08   8.   100% of Israelis do not want to live with terrorist neighbors 23:05  |  The Equalizer 05/01/08   9.   new paradigm: declare separation for Arab terrorist movements. 23:26  |  avigdor 05/01/08   10.   Missing questions 00:11  |  Frank 06/01/08   11.   Again and again, public majority here is for peace, no settling 00:14  |  Alain 06/01/08   12.   Good news, crystal clear - kill the palestinian murderers now 00:15  |  Johnny 06/01/08   13.   #2 Tova & #3 Froum same old,same old 00:18  |  Doc Holliday 06/01/08   14.   Wonderful ! Exciting ! Promising ! 00:19  |  PhiloEvraios 06/01/08   15.   Peace Index Poll Irelivant 00:21  |  Ralph levy 06/01/08   16.   The correct poll will indicate that a great majority of jewish... 00:24  |  Misha 06/01/08   17.   And if I were Israeli I`d be part of the 81% 00:26  |  Conroy 06/01/08   18.   It`s Not The Arab Street Stupid 00:35  |  Doc Holliday 06/01/08   19.   #4 - look at those percentages 00:41  |  Victor Williams 06/01/08   20.   Kevin, I don`t believe... 00:46  |  MaryRose 06/01/08   21.   bubble? what bubble? 00:50  |  frenz 06/01/08   22.   Targeted killings 00:53  |  Lynn 06/01/08   23.   #2 least of all the Palestinians 00:53  |  Gili 06/01/08   24.   #4 using your logic violent home invasion is justified 00:56  |  Gili 06/01/08   25.   Only 51% support Annapolis committments? 00:59  |  Awake 06/01/08   26.   Lakshmi 1 01:06  |  Michael 06/01/08   27.   Tova #6 01:10  |  Michael 06/01/08   28.   Froum 01:13  |  Michael 06/01/08   29.   Israelis want Pals targeting civilians gone.Hardly shocking. 01:21  |  Sam 06/01/08   30.   How Many Support Equality - Indiscriminate Bombings 01:22  |  Straight Talk 06/01/08   31.   What is wrong with you people. 01:31  |  The Gentile 06/01/08   32.   #1 Lakshmi 01:33  |  Jewlicious 06/01/08   33.   9. Avigdor: Do not repeat tragic hisorical cruelties 01:44  |  Joe Average 06/01/08   34.   Re #4 and 6 01:44  |  Joey 06/01/08   35.   Tova - the voice of the Al Qaida mosque 01:50  |  GPS 06/01/08   36.   #11 MaryRose, How big is my neighbourhood 02:05  |  Kevin 06/01/08   37.   Answer to Michael #19 02:06  |  Jerrold Cohen 06/01/08   38.   Why do you call them militants? 02:20  |  Javier 06/01/08   39.   Perhaps Hamas Understands Israel Correctly 02:36  |  DoubleClick 06/01/08   40.   Chanulu Ra 02:43  |  Connie 06/01/08   41.   81% of Israelis complicit in war crimes 02:44  |  peacelover 06/01/08   42.   Ceasefire with Hamas: We cease and they fire 02:56  |  Dan 06/01/08   43.   Dissapointing results 02:58  |  Tom C 06/01/08   44.   More Israelis are realistic than Pal. Targeted killings work 03:23  |  Marwan مروان خوري 06/01/08   45.   100% Of Israel(normal) back IDF acts 03:27  |  TOMY 06/01/08   46.   Voice of the barrel 03:27  |  jjvanka 06/01/08   47.   Target the leadership !! 03:32  |  John Fellows 06/01/08   48.   Targeted Killing_It Must Continue in A Most Ferocious 03:46  |  Eli 06/01/08   49.   #32 Cohen,Did Arabs excepted 1947 partition? 03:51  |  TOMY 06/01/08   50.   Hypocrit Peacelover-peace of the grave your goal? 03:59  |  Stephen in New York 06/01/08   51.   To # 20 04:24  |  Paulo 06/01/08   52.   98% support the end of Israel 04:35  |  screwIsrael 06/01/08   53.   "targeted killings" 04:48  |  hollingsworth 06/01/08   54.   What if the other side had the same brilliant idea? 04:49  |  Paulo 06/01/08   55.   Abraham`s descendants 04:51  |  hollingsworth 06/01/08   56.   (Un)targeted Killing 05:20  |  Joe Average 06/01/08   57.   Targeted Killing or Collective Punishment-take your choice! 06:11  |  Voice of Reason 06/01/08   58.   Whose home is getting broken into? 06:46  |  Aghast 06/01/08   59.   #57 joe average 06:48  |  danny 06/01/08   60.   Joe Average From Basel_Nothing Wrong With Revenge 07:11  |  Eli 06/01/08   61.   Hollingsworth and the Khazars smug ignorance 08:08  |  Stephen in New York 06/01/08   62.   60. Danny: In that cas you could drop a nuke on Gaza... 12:35  |  Joe Average 06/01/08   63.   61. Eli: Bad Comparison 12:41  |  Joe Average 06/01/08   64.   60. Danny: In that cas you could drop a nuke on Gaza... 12:44  |  Joe Average 06/01/08   65.   It`s unconscionable for them to support wilful killing.... 15:57  |  Dutch 06/01/08   66.   Joe Average_You Have Ratcheted Up The Issue 18:33  |  Eli 06/01/08   67.   Make it 100 percent,that will solve the problem! 19:40  |  Cristo 06/01/08   68.   You smug, ignorant fool. 22:48  |  hollingsworth 06/01/08   69.   Hollingsworth_What`s Your Point About the Khazars? You Lost me! 23:28  |  Eli 06/01/08   70.   #49 Eli, And you call Hamas extremists 23:43  |  Dutch 06/01/08   71.   Sorry hollingsworth your simply wrong!! 04:39  |  Doc Holliday 07/01/08   72.   Ignorant Hollinsworth doesn`t even know what I refer to 09:53  |  Stephen in New York 07/01/08