Majority of Israelis oppose the annexation, resettlement of Gaza - poll

A majority of Israelis oppose the idea of annexing and resettling the Gaza Strip, a poll finds.

While 56 percent are against such a move, 33% support it and 11% are uncertain, according to the Hebrew University survey.

The survey was conducted by iPanel via the internet and by telephone on December 7-9 with a nationally representative sample of 1,524 adult men and women in Hebrew, and 334 in Arabic. The margin of sampling error is +4.2%.

Israel unilaterally withdrew the last of its troops and 8,000 settlers from the Gaza Strip in September 2005.

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, nationalist groups and far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition have been campaigning for the reestablishment of Israel’s Gush Katif settlement bloc in Gaza.

Majority of Israelis oppose the annexation, resettlement of Gaza – poll

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