The 'Arab Street' Responds To The Kuntar Deal

So what is the Arab Street saying?:

39% of Arabs: Israel is weaker

A survey of six Arab Middle Eastern countries found that 39% of the Arabs think that Israel has become weaker, and that it is only a matter of time until it is defeated. The survey was conducted by Dr. Shibli Talahmi of Princeton University for the Saban Center in the Brookings Institute, and surveyed "urban and educated" people in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

99% of the Shiite Muslims who were surveyed agreed with the statement about Israel's weakness.

Annapolis backfired

The survey found that 50% of the Arabs do not believe Israel will ratify a peace treaty based on the June 4 1967 borders. 55% expect long tern violence in the region if the current "peace process" collapses. 86% see the "Israeli-Palestinian" conflict as the major problem in the region. A full 100% of the people surveyed in Jordan said this was so, as did 99% of those surveyed in Lebanon.

The survey showed that the Annapolis conference and the Bush administration's attempts to weaken Hamas failed and that Arab support for the terror group has increased over the last year.

Based on scientific polling techniques, it appears that consistently saying that you are willing to make painful concessions, releasing terrorists to bolster a weak PA leader, sitting idly by while your people are being bombed on a daily basis--followed by inconclusive military operations, and trading a murderer for dead Israeli soldiers makes others think you are weak.

Who knew!?

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