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Poll: Israeli Right Wing and Assassination |
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by maariv via gehrig
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13 Sep 2004
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As concern that Sharon might end up like Rabin grows, and on the day of a massive anti-withdrawal rally in Jerusalem, here's some figures. |
Poll: One in five right wing supporters justify assassination as last means resort to stop “dangerous policies”
A poll conducted by Haifa University’s political science department shows that almost a fifth (18.5%) of those supporting nationalist right wing policies would be willing to condone political assassination “if there was no other means to derail a dangerous policy”. Nearly 15% would actually be willing to contemplate such a step if they were convinced it was the only way to prevent a disaster that could seriously jeopardize the existence of the state.
An additional quarter justify harassing and intimidating politicians in order to coerce them into not supporting “dangerous policies that could lead to a disaster”, but would not justify physical violence.
These figures show a seven percent increase in the number of people willing to sanction political violence in order to achieve their aims.
© 2004, Maariv International
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