Peace Index: May 2007 / The Qassam dilemma - Haaretz - Israel News

Peace Index: May 2007 / The Qassam dilemma - Haaretz - Israel News: "The Jewish public is divided over Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement that there is no immediate and total way to stop the Qassam fire on Sderot. In addition it believes that the conclusions of the Winograd Committee's interim report are deterring the government from launching a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Indeed, although a majority of the public opposes it, a small minority favors reoccupying Gaza and leaving Israel Defense Forces troops there to keep things quiet. A majority, however, supports a more limited ground operation in the Strip after which IDF forces would leave again. The public is evenly divided on the issue of direct political negotiations with Hamas on halting the Qassam rocket fire. However, an overwhelming majority opposes responding positively to Hamas' offer to stop the Qassam fire in return for halting Israel's security operations in the West Bank, including arrests and strikes on the organization's activists." Read complete post here.