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Poll: 37% of Israelis willing to cede sovereignty in Jerusalem's holy sites
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Published: 09.10.07, 08:24
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1. These 37% are Arab-Israelis!
John ,   Jerusalem   (10.09.07)
2. Jewish Jerusalem Forever: Exclusively
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (10.09.07)
The Arabs have Mecca and Medina, where "infidels" are forbidden to even VISIT. Jerusalem is ours and they have no share in it at all. We should welcome all guests to OUR city, but those who want to steal it cannot be tolerated. They must go.
3. 1# Yes, ask only Jewish pop, and except for leftist fringe
no one could agree ,   to suicide nation   (10.09.07)
4. #1 is wrong, only 20% are ... BUT....
Z Lando ,   Tekoa, Israel   (10.09.07)
The other 17% who are "Jews" admited that they don't really know where Jerusalem is on the map, have only heard of this city from the media, and are not sure it even exists!
5. Withdrawing from occupied land is not a concession
Hanz ,   USA   (10.09.07)
Palestinians should be compensated for the very long, oppressive, and horrifying years of Jewish occupation.
6. Just give them part of Jerusalem and the knesset is gone
(10.09.07)
It doesn't need more than 1 rocket to blow it up from East Jerusalem.
7. Peace with Palestinians?
Gus ,   USA   (10.09.07)
As an American, I love the Jewish people, but do you honestly think that you will ever have peace with any segment of the Arab world? These people have only one goal and that is the destruction of Israel. The more that Israel tries to appease the Palestinians, the more they will try to take advantage of you. Should there ever be a Palestinian state, it will only serve as a means to assemble more military strength on your border for an invasion. In addition, how can you possibly consider turning over control of your holiest site to Jordan or any other country. I am not Jewish, but I stand with you and your God.
8. I'm mathmatics genius, but the numbers just dont add up!
jack bauer ,   standing firm   (10.09.07)
I have never met a jew that was behind these plans to divide jerusalem. the actual numbers I would guess are around 90% of jews are against dividing jerusalem and 100% of arabs are for it! what does that tell you? ynet is NOT a impartial reporter of the facts Israel must not be divided, and the capital must remain whole. To agree to these suicidal terms will be like cutting yourself in piranha infested waters
9. #7 well said - #5 get a grip on reality
jack bauer ,   appeasement fails   (10.09.07)
10. To all the stupieds who said that the 37% are arabs
Pedro ,   ESpaƱa   (10.09.07)
The survey was held only with the jewish population and arabs are not included so imagine if they are included!
11. i dont believe this crap
haim ,   mtl canada   (10.09.07)
YNET works for arabs dont u know it people
12. 5# Wait for islam to rule over u- Hahaha- poor you!
(10.09.07)
13. Oy Pedro!
T ,   London, UK   (10.09.07)
Who are you calling stupid?? You can't even spell the word! What makes you even more of an idiot is the fact you don't know there are Israeli arabs who are allowed to vote. Go get an education before you come back here with your ignorant comments. I don't suffer fools gladly.
14. To No. 1: John..
Arab Israeli ,   Jaffa   (10.09.07)
If the real number is 37%, then hallelujah!!!! The country should be loosing its Jewish majority then (Unless a new massacre is conducted to reduce this number to 0 %!!!!)
15. Reciprocity Is An Excellent Principle.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (10.09.07)
Jerusalem is our holy city just as Mecca is the holy city of Muslims. So isn't it logical & fair to have some degree of reciprocity? After all, what's fair for one should be fair for the other, right? So, in the spirit reciprocity & goodwill, Muslims should have the same rights in Jerusalem as Jews have in Mecca.
16. Terry #15: A Jew has no rights in Mecca
Steve ,   US   (10.09.07)
If Jew set foot in Mecca he would be set upon and killed. If we are to believe in reciprocity, all Muslims should be removed from our holy city, their property bought up. Compared to what Muhammad and the Muslims did to the Jewish communities that once inhabited Medina and Mecca, this would be merciful.
17. The Prophet JOEL saidpartingthe land will lead to Armageddon
Rivkah   (10.09.07)
DO NOT DIVIDE JERUSALEM. THAT WILL LEAD TO ARMAGEDDON. The Prophet Zechariah said two-thirds of Israel will die in the wars leading to Armageddon. DO NOT DIVIDE JERUSALEM. In America, the unlawful native Indian renegades were put onto Reservations without weapons or the ability to have armies, to control them. This is what must be done with militant Palestinians unless they are deported to Moslem countries far away from Israel. The Bible says when there is PEACE IN JERUSALEM, there will be peace in the world. DIVIDING JERUSALEM WILL NOT BRING PEACE. WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF DIVIDING JERUSALEM, GENTILE WORLD RULE WILL END. THE JEWISH MESSIAH WILL END IT. Then the Messiah will judge the nations for how they treated the Jews. Every person on earth will die who is not a part of the Lord's family of believers (Jews and Christians who are Jews in their hearts under the covenants with Moses and Jesus). A third of the Jews in Israel will see the Messiah when he comes down from the sky and touches the Mount of Olives as an earthquake makes Jerusalem a seaport. DO NOT DIVIDE JERUSALEM. BUT IF YOU DO, THE GOOD RESULT IS THAT THE MESSIAH WILL COME AFTER THE TRIBULATIONS DIVIDING JERUSALEM CAUSES. Condoleeza Rice knows many languages but does not know the BIBLE. She is one of those people who is intelligent to people and has a high I.Q., but not with God. With God, she is stupid and belongs on a sharecroppers' farm having not the intelligence to avoid harming the entire world if she continues in office and divides Jerusalem. God will hold her personally accountable if she does not take a stand against dividing Jerusalem. If Jerusalem is divided against her wishes, she may avoid being judged eternally by God. She had better get some guts from somewhere to do God's will or the destruction she will be responsible for will lead to a one way ticket to hell after she dies. She cannot be a partaker of the Lord's table and the table of devils. The Lord just showed me Condoleeza Rice will be influenced by the devil instead of the Lord. She prefers the praise of men to the praise of God, like so many before her. Madeline Allbright did nothing as a million Tutsi tribespeople in Rwanda were slaughtered in six weeks in Africa in 1994. That is the kind of person Condoleeza Rice is: she will do nothing to prevent two-thirds of Israelis from being slaughtered by her actions to divide Jerusalem.
18. BEWARE OF POLLS AUTHENTICITY
I know about polls   (10.09.07)
Polls can be made to produce any result determined ahead of time. They can be manipulated in many ways. It's all about money and what's your political motivation. Give me a result and I can produce it for you.
19. Going through the motions
Sam ,   Canada   (10.09.07)
If Jews don't want to hand over the Arab neighbourhoods of Jerusalem and Palestinians will settle for no less than all of East Jerusalem then the idea of a peace conference is really a farce. At this time, there is no compromise and everyone will have to suffer the consequences.
20. God will decide about Jerusalem, not Man
(10.09.07)
When He makes it clear through his messenger, the Angel Gabriel, Jerusalem will not be divided and all will pray there withoout fighting.
21. Hanz you say "compensated" let them have a
Mike ,   Israel   (10.09.07)
and run a country just like they have in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, the list goes on and on. I'm sure living in Israel these Palestinians your talking about lost out on so much qualitiy life. Hanz get a life will you.
22. Funny how different the comments are on the Israeli site
Shuki   (10.09.07)
23. The Temple Mount.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (10.09.07)
Here's an idea - since all men of good faith who believe in tolerence, peace, & good relations between the world's religions would agree that G-d is for all, Jew or gentile alike - then the Temple Mount should be under the supervision of representatives of all the world's religions. Everyone should be allowed to pray there as they wish. A committee could be set up - the Chief Rabbi, the Pope, the Delai Lama, Hindous, Protestants, Shinto, A Muslim leader (both Sunni & Shi'a) - everyone should be welcome. In true ecumenical spirit of the unity of mankind, the Temple Mount would be for everyone. Only those who do not believe in tolerence & goodwill could oppose this & would show that they are in truth, the enemies of peace.
24. LIES! LIES! LIES!
freejay ,   Israel   (10.09.07)
25. Olmert public mandate?
Gilan ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.09.07)
The only public mandate Olmert can achieve is to resign. The sooner the better. And I actually voted for the shmuck.
26. ...............
MEI 1 ,   yerushalaim   (10.09.07)
and how many will actually think that there will be peace after giving it back look at the disengagement. yes many people believed in it but everyone now agrees that all it did is give them better range for there katushyas and qassam 3they will never be satisfied.
27. This poll was taken...
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (10.09.07)
This poll was taken at a rave club in Tel Aviv where more of the patrons were drunk and high on ecstasy and other drugs.
28. Still Very Low Percetages
Yakov ,   USA   (10.09.07)
would support the move being mentioned by the Ramon-Olmert team. No move on this matter she be done without the Israeli public having their say on it. Again, the way it looks, this would be widely Opposed if a referendum were to be held today. 37% of Israelis-or do you mean 37% of your sample? Or was it 37% of registered Israeli voters? Or 37% of Israelis likely to vote? See, it makes a difference.
29. Playing statistics- A famouse Haaretz game
zznhl   (10.09.07)
37% for means 63% against!!!!!!!!
30. Palestinian nieghborhoods of jerusalem
Rami ,   Nazareth, Israel   (10.09.07)
Not sure why so many Israeli jews object to returnign them to the palestinians, after all Israel never cared for them and provided degrades municipal services. Why not let the palestinains take care of collecting garbage, supplying water and sewer and policing the nieghborhods..!!?
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