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OK. Here you have the poll reference by Haaretz but it does not belong to Haaretz. It is from an israeli left-wing group so it may be biased.

They put the figure of radicals at 23%

Settlers poll areas

SO it indeed reaches 20%

A pleasure


I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Nov 22nd, 2005 at 09:07:42 AM EST
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In Europe we have about 15% of authoritarian voters across countries, so I don't find it surprising that 20-23% of settlers are willing to fight their own country if they feel betrayed. 50% of ETA actions happen in the Basque country, and they hate the Ertzaintza (Basque police) as much as they hate the Spanish Guardia Civil. Israel may have to go through their own version of the French decolonization of Algeria, OAS. After all, these people have already assassinated one Prime Minister.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 22nd, 2005 at 09:15:22 AM EST
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c. And the most compelling finding: 53% of the settlers in Judea and Samaria think the evacuation-compensation law should be applied to all the settlements in Judea and Samaria.

That's indeed most compelling!

But my pessimist soul found something worrying, too (unfortunately not numerised):

In addition large majority of the respondents didn't know whether Ariel, Maale Adumim, Ofra or Kochav Yair are settlements or not.


*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Nov 22nd, 2005 at 09:16:51 AM EST
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I agree with you..

I am never positive or negative. But where not for the mutual hate isralis and palestenians have , a hugemajority agree on almost anything except for Jerusalem.

As Migeru siad,among the settlers there are more radicals (10% more roughly) and more politically motivated (although not against the state). the figures are bad, but the process can be implemented... you only need will..

It has always been land for refugees (Demographic solution) and then...the problem (symbolic and religious):

Jerusalem....

A pleasure

I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Tue Nov 22nd, 2005 at 09:37:07 AM EST
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I think history is a disagreement not to underestimate. In my opinion, it may be the most important stumbling block - the interpretation of who should sacrifice what and deserve compensation for what...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Nov 22nd, 2005 at 10:20:01 AM EST
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