Friday, August 11, 2006 Israelis growing unhappy w/ War Leaders As we wait to see if a UN vote can end the war in Lebanon, Israel's PM Olmert is having a popularity drop in the polls: The survey in the Ha'aretz paper found only 48% of Israelis were satisfied with Olmert's performance compared w/ popularity ratings of more than 75% in polls taken in the early stages of fighting against Hezbollah. Also, public support for Def Minister Amir Peretz fell from 65% percent to 37%. |