The Israeli people want new general elections. Ehud Olmert doesn’t think that’s necessary. Will his successor in Kadima yield to the will of the people, or continue the arrogance that started with Ariel Sharon ignoring the will of the people regarding the Gaza pullout?
And Israelis want Olmert to go.
Over half of the Jewish public in Israel (69%) believes Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is lacking in moral stature and therefore he should step down regardless of the outcome of the police investigation in his matter, July’s War and Peace Index, which was published on Friday, indicates.
The public’s discontent, reveled the data, was not limited to Olmert’s personal conduct or political leadership alone: Some 53% of those polled said they would like to see the government resign as soon as possible, making way for general elections; 25% said they wanted the current government to stay in office, but with a different person as prime minister; and only 12% said they wanted to current government to stay in office unchanged.
Say goodbye, Olmert.
If you ask me, Israel needs government reform—badly.
Tried a few times, not a single one worked.
Kingdom, maybe? But there are no volunteers…