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Most Israelis favor Lebanon withdrawal
by JERUSALEM (JPS) -- A majority of the Israeli public favors an immediate, unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon, according to a new, The survey, carried out by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, found that some 55 percent of those q
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Asher Arian, a professor who wrote about the findings, said it was the first survey on security issues since 1985 to show a majority supporting a withdrawal from Lebanon.
Seventy percent believe that a solution to Lebanon can be found without giving up any of the Golan Heights, and 72 percent believe that the security zone can be used as a bargaining chip in talks with Syria.
A similar poll conducted in 1998 found that when asked what effect a withdrawal from Lebanon would have on the peace process, 35 percent felt it might move it forward, compared with 51 percent today.
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