Most Israeli Jews oppose releasing murderers for Shalit
Most Israeli Jews oppose the release of hardcore terrorist murderers in exchange for kidnapped IDF corporal Gilad Shalit. A majority of Jewish Israelis are against releasing hardcore terrorists in exchange for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. A new poll published Tuesday reveals that 74% of the overall population supports releasing “soft” terrorists for Shalit. But if the deal includes the proposed 120 murders of Jews that number falls to 53%.But since when does the government listen to Israeli Jews? That's the problem: Because of our electoral system where you vote for a party and not for a person, the government doesn't have to listen to us.
Taking into account that non-Jews make up a quarter of Israel’s overall population and most Arabs support the deal, political observers note there is no Jewish majority for the controversial move.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:48 AM
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Israel's party system precludes representative government. If Israel had a constituency-type electoral system, the government would be highly sensitive to public opinion. But because it represents parties instead of voters it can act with impunity.
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