Dahaf Poll: 49% Settlers acting against disengagement dangerous
Aaron Lerner Date: 7 January 205
Dahaf - for Yediot Ahronot
500 Adult Israelis (including Israeli Arabs) week of 7 January 2005

Questions asked to the subsample of 425 Jews only:

Will the evacuation of settlements lead to the exchange of fire between
settlers and soldiers?
Yes 75% No 23%

Will the protest of the settlers impact the disengagement?
Cancel it 6% Accelerate it 4% Postpone it 42% No impact 45%

What do you mostly think about the settlers acting against the evacuation?
Dangerous people 49%
Good intentioned people-but making mistake 23%
Idealists 21% Minority along the settlers 7%

What is the main thing that you feel towards settlers when you see pictures
of them clashing with IDF soldiers?
Hurting democracy 28% Objection to their behavior 19%
Fear they will lead to civil war 18%
Identify with their struggle 16%
Understand their situation 9%
Want to join with them 6%

Questions asked the entire sample:

What should be done to those calling for refusal to carry out orders?
Put on trial 35% Information campaign 52% Nothing 11%

Is it permissible to call for the refusal to carry out orders within the
context of freedom of speech?
Yes 32% No 63%

Yediot Ahronot 7 January 2005

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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