Most Israelis oppose sharing Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a final peace deal, an opinion poll said on Tuesday after an Israeli minister sparked uproar by suggesting the idea.Bring back Netanyahu...now.
Asked whether Israel should agree to "any sort of compromise on Jerusalem" as part of a final deal to end the decades-old Middle East conflict, 63 percent said no, according to the survey in the mass-selling Yediot Aharonot.
Sixty-eight percent oppose transferring Arab neighbourhoods in occupied east Jerusalem to Palestinian control and 61 percent said Israel alone should have sovereignty over the holy places in the Old City, revered by the world's three leading monotheistic religions.
The poll was released a day after Haim Ramon, a deputy premier and a close ally of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, sparked controversy by saying Israel should make concessions over the status of what it regards as its "eternal indivisible" capital.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
From the Bring Back BB Department: No Partitioning of Jerusalem
Most Israelis know that you cannot give terrorists a centimeter, because they will use it to kill hundreds. However, the government there continues to make the mistake of trying to negotiate with these animals. However, Jacob Israeli on the street thinks it is a bad idea:
