Israel 'has not won intifada'
2003-07-04 15:11
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Jerusalem - Most Israelis do not consider their country has won the intifada, contrary to comments by the army's chief of chief, said an opinion poll published on Friday.
The survey, carried by the top-selling Yediot Aharonot daily, said 73% of Israelis did not consider Israel was victorious.
Among them, 33% argued the Palestinians had won the intifada, which started in September 2000.
Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon said on Thursday that "in the light of the resistance shown by the Israeli people and the heroic struggle of the Tsahal (the Israeli army) against terrorism we can announce that we have won".
The survey also revealed that 62% of those polled do not believe Palestinian militant groups will respect the truce they declared on Sunday.
The poll has a margin of error of 4.5%.
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