About 31 percent of respondents in Germany, Britain and France believe the Gaza disengagement would advance the Middle East peace process, according to a survey undertaken by TNS and commissioned for CNN and Time Magazine.
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However, 15 percent of poll respondents said the pullout would not contribute to the peace process.
In recent months, opinion pieces in some of the world’s leading newspapers lauded Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for the “brave step he was taking.” However, despite the praise, the survey revealed Sharon remains a controversial figure despite his new political views.
Only 16 percent of poll respondents said they believe Sharon’s policy contributes to the peace process, while 20 percent said his policy undermines peace efforts. Meanwhile, 35 percent said the prime minister’s moves have no effect on the peace process.
Half of French respondents have no opinion on pullout
Foreign media outlets have sent thousands of respondents to the Gaza Strip area ahead of the pullout plan’s implementation However, the survey, undertaken in early August, revealed that more than a quarter of respondents were unable to offer an opinion on Sharon’s influence on the quest for peace in the Middle East.
In France, 46 percent of respondents were unable to offer an opinion on the pullout.
On another front, 33 percent of British respondents said they supported the disengagement, while 32 percent backed it in Germany and another 29 percent in France.
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