Israel/Palestine

oberliner

(58,724 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:02 AM Jul 2013

Referendum on peace agreement just might pass

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So as a public service, it is worth reminding everyone that surveys consistently show that a majority of the Israeli public favors a two-state solution. In a June survey for the Truman Institute at Hebrew University, 58 percent of Jews supported the two-state solution, and 62 percent of all Israelis including Arab respondents.

But in addition to polls, there are also election results. Consider the following: Likud-Beitenu, Yesh Atid (Yair Lapid’s party), Labor, Meretz, Kadima, Ha’tnua (The Movement – Tzipi Livni’s party), and Hadash all support the two-state solution, at least in theory.

-Those parties together total 83 Knesset seats.
-Those parties together represent 63.67 percent of the electorate who voted in 2013.
- All of those calculations do not include Shas, which has been known to accept the two-state principle in the past and possibly in the future. That’s another 11 seats and 8 percent of voters.

http://972mag.com/referendum-on-peace-agreement-just-might-pass/76304/

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Referendum on peace agreement just might pass (Original Post) oberliner Jul 2013 OP

In Israel maybe. Would it pass in Palestine? n/t aranthus Jul 2013 #1

We may soon find out oberliner Jul 2013 #2

Without mass RoR, hell no it won't pass. n/t shira Jul 2013 #3

idealism vs reality pelsar Jul 2013 #4

yet you voted Meretz Israeli Jul 2013 #5

borderline....... pelsar Jul 2013 #6

Who did you vote for? oberliner Jul 2013 #7

you are not paying attention oberliner.... Israeli Jul 2013 #8

OK - who did I support then? oberliner Jul 2013 #9

972 ? /nt Israeli Jul 2013 #10

In the election I mean oberliner Jul 2013 #11

nope wasnt around ... Israeli Jul 2013 #12

She should have won the last time oberliner Jul 2013 #13

Livni is okay ... Israeli Jul 2013 #14

aranthus

(3,385 posts)

1. In Israel maybe. Would it pass in Palestine? n/t

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:11 PM

Jul 2013

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. We may soon find out

Reply to aranthus (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 09:58 PM

Jul 2013

Palestinian leadership matches Israeli PM's peace deal referendum pledge

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/22/palestinian-israeli-referendum-peace-deal

shira

(30,109 posts)

3. Without mass RoR, hell no it won't pass. n/t

Reply to aranthus (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 10:22 PM

Jul 2013

pelsar

(12,283 posts)

4. idealism vs reality

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 03:37 AM

Jul 2013

yes most israelis want two states, most israelis would give up most of the settlements as well, just as they did in gaza.

and most israelis dont want the gaza results to happen in the west bank.

thats why you can get a "go" on two states in a poll and central/right wing election result. The first is the ideal, the second is for the reality.

Israeli

(4,151 posts)

5. yet you voted Meretz

Reply to pelsar (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 04:12 AM

Jul 2013

so you to are an idealist ?

pelsar

(12,283 posts)

6. borderline.......

Reply to Israeli (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 05:34 AM

Jul 2013

i like Meretz because unlike so many other parties they actually do stuff for the citizens as a whole and not just their one demographic that vote for them. (shas being one example)

if i recall correctly yossie sarid when he was minister of education did a lot for the development town of ofikim...the mayor thanked him for all of his efforts and also added that they will still be voting for likud...

so i have some idealism in me and am also are aware of the dangers of unstable non democratic govts....

and i vote for them partly because its comfortable for my conscience as well.