Half of Israelis support occupying, displacing Gaza – Middle East Monitor

A new opinion poll has found that 49 per cent of Israelis support the complete occupation of the Gaza Strip, the displacement of Palestinians and the establishment of settlements on their land. Meanwhile, 44 per cent of respondents backed either a full or partial withdrawal from the Strip.

The survey, conducted by the Summit Institute and published by the Hebrew-language website Walla on Thursday, showed sharp differences between coalition and opposition voters….