Few support peace talks - poll
25/03/2008 19:14  - (SA)  

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Jerusalem - A new poll shows few Israelis or Palestinians support the peace talks between the sides.

The poll shows 53% of Israelis believe the peace talks now under way should be stopped. Only 39% say they support the talks.

Among Palestinians, opposition is even higher: 75%, with support at a mere 21%.

The poll also shows 84% of Palestinians supported a March 6 shooting attack by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem. That attack killed eight young students at a Jewish seminary.

On both sides, more than two-thirds believe the chances a Palestinian state will be established in the next five years are slim.

The poll published on Tuesday was carried out by two think tanks, one Israeli and one Palestinian.

 

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