Israelis and Israel
http://zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2008/05/israelis-and-israel.htmlHow Israelis feel about Israel. Some of the answers are peculiar. Ariel Sharon is the most admired Israeli. An overweight guy in a permanent coma as a national hero?
Dahaf poll: Israeli Jews 91%:9% Good living in Israel
Dr. Aaron Lerner 5 May 2008
Dahaf poll of 500 adult Israeli Jews conducted for Yediot Ahronot.and published in Yediot Ahronot on 5 May 2008.
Date of survey not reported. Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.
Is it good living in Israel?
Very good 39% Considerably 52% Considerably bad 6% Very bad 3%
Are you embarrassed sometime being an Israeli?
Frequently 5% Sometimes 25% Never 70%
Of those embarrassed:
Embarrassed mostly by:
The quality of the politicians 32% Violence in society 20% Israeli drivers 15% Racism in society 13% "Arsim" 8%
The "occupation" 5% Lousy TV 1%
If you had the possibility, would you move to live in another country?
10% Certain yes 12% Would consider it in a positive manner 13% Maybe 16% Probably not 48% Certainly not
What is the main thing that you would change in the State?
30% Relationship of the authorities to citizens 18% Relationship between religion and State
16% Israeli culture 15% Relations with our enemies 13% Israeli mentality 02% The weather
What is the main thing that could cause you to leave Israel?
32% Nothing
24% Loss of faith in the future of the State, concern for the fate of my
children
12% Bad security situation and fear of war
10% Fantastic job offer in another country
08% Religious coercion
05% Large economic crises
05% Government that is against my political beliefs
What was the biggest personal-national crises in your years in Israel?
23% Rabin murder
17% The Disengagement plan
14% Labor Party returns to power in 1992
13% Second Lebanon War
06% Yom Kippur War (1973)
05% Gulf War
05% Second intifada
05% Didn't feel a crises
03% A terror attack
01% The Austerity period
01% First Lebanon War (Pece in the Galilee)
What is the greatest achievement of the State of Israel during its
existence?
31% Six Day War
24% Peace agreement with Jordan and Egypt
23% Dimona nuclear reactor
12% Israeli satellite
03% European cup in basketball
01% Winning Eurovision Song Contest
01% Olympic medals
What is the most Israeli thing?
Hatikva 37% Flag 23% Siren on Memorial Day 22%
Singing when the plane lands at Ben Gurion 9% Barbeque 8%
Who is the most representative Israeli male?
Sharon 36% Netanyahu 15% Yair Lapid 11%
Dudu Topaz 7% Ehud Barak 5%
Noam from Survivors 5% Asi Dayan 2%
Ehud Olmert 2%
Who is the most representative Israeli woman?
Ilana Dayan (reporter) 14% Yardena Arazi 12% Yona Alian 10%
Rita 9% Dalia Itzik 8% Miki Heimowitz(news anchor) 7%
Yonit Levy (news anchor) 6% Penina Rosenblum 6%
Orna Banai 5% Ninette 2%
Who is the least Israeli of the following?
Sheri Arrison 31% Chaim Saban 10% Netanyahu 9%
Olmert 8% Achinoam Nini 7% Shimon Peres 5% Ehud Barak 5%
Avraham Grant 4%
Which of the following politicians would you most like to see return to life
and activity?
Begin 31% Rabin 27% Ben Gurion 16%
Ze'evi 7% Moshe Dayan 5% Eshkol 3% Weitzman 2% Raful Eitan 2%
What song would you replace Hatikva with if the decision was made to replace
it (AL: Song of Ascents - (Shir Hamaalot) Psalms 126 was not included as a
option. For the benefit of readers and in celebration of Israel's
Independence Day the words of that Psalm is repeated after this item. )
31% I have no other country (words below)
31% Jerusalem of Gold
06% Halleluiah
04% Eretz Shenehav (beloved land)
02% Ata Li Eretz
01% Yihye Tov
Where do you most like to hike in the country?
Galilee 28% Golan 27% Jerusalem 22%
Tel Aviv 6% Judean Desert 6% Eilat 3%
Don't hike 3%
Most Israeli author?
Amos Oz 20% A B Yehoshua 12%
Ram Oren 11% Meir Shilo 11% David Grossman 8%
Yigal Mosenson 7% Sami Michael 3%
Shulamit Lapid 3% Eli Amir 2% Shai Agnon 2%
Of the following who would you most like to have live in Israel?
Bill Clinton 30% Barbara Streisand 15% Avni 13% Madonna 10%
Tony Blair 5% Alan Dershowitz 2%
In conclusion what future do you see for the State?
36% Overcome all problems and survive forever
27% Overcome some problems
14% Situation will remain as it is today
14% Things will gradually deteriorate
04% Things will get deteriorate quickly until it is destroyed
Published in Yediot Ahronot on 5 May 2008
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A Song of Ascents.Psalms 126
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26c6.htm
When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion, we were like unto
them that dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing;
Then said they among the nations: 'The LORD hath done great things with
these.'
The LORD hath done great things with us; we are rejoiced.
Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the dry land.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed,
he shall come home with joy, bearing his sheaves.
=====
"Ain Li Eretz Aheret" -- I Have No Other Country
[IMRA: Ehud Manor wrote song this in reaction to the war in Lebanon. During
the Oslo years the same song was embraced by opponents of Oslo as an
expression of their commitment to a nation they felt had gone mad. Ehud
Manor died 12 April 2005.]
Words by Ehud Manor
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
I won't be silent, because my country changed its face.
I won't give up on reminding her
And I will sing here in her ears
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
I won't be silent, because my country changed its face.
I won't give up on reminding her
And I will sing here in her ears
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Until she renews her days
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
--------------------------------------------
IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis
Website: www.imra.org.il
Dr. Aaron Lerner 5 May 2008
Dahaf poll of 500 adult Israeli Jews conducted for Yediot Ahronot.and published in Yediot Ahronot on 5 May 2008.
Date of survey not reported. Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.
Is it good living in Israel?
Very good 39% Considerably 52% Considerably bad 6% Very bad 3%
Are you embarrassed sometime being an Israeli?
Frequently 5% Sometimes 25% Never 70%
Of those embarrassed:
Embarrassed mostly by:
The quality of the politicians 32% Violence in society 20% Israeli drivers 15% Racism in society 13% "Arsim" 8%
The "occupation" 5% Lousy TV 1%
If you had the possibility, would you move to live in another country?
10% Certain yes 12% Would consider it in a positive manner 13% Maybe 16% Probably not 48% Certainly not
What is the main thing that you would change in the State?
30% Relationship of the authorities to citizens 18% Relationship between religion and State
16% Israeli culture 15% Relations with our enemies 13% Israeli mentality 02% The weather
What is the main thing that could cause you to leave Israel?
32% Nothing
24% Loss of faith in the future of the State, concern for the fate of my
children
12% Bad security situation and fear of war
10% Fantastic job offer in another country
08% Religious coercion
05% Large economic crises
05% Government that is against my political beliefs
What was the biggest personal-national crises in your years in Israel?
23% Rabin murder
17% The Disengagement plan
14% Labor Party returns to power in 1992
13% Second Lebanon War
06% Yom Kippur War (1973)
05% Gulf War
05% Second intifada
05% Didn't feel a crises
03% A terror attack
01% The Austerity period
01% First Lebanon War (Pece in the Galilee)
What is the greatest achievement of the State of Israel during its
existence?
31% Six Day War
24% Peace agreement with Jordan and Egypt
23% Dimona nuclear reactor
12% Israeli satellite
03% European cup in basketball
01% Winning Eurovision Song Contest
01% Olympic medals
What is the most Israeli thing?
Hatikva 37% Flag 23% Siren on Memorial Day 22%
Singing when the plane lands at Ben Gurion 9% Barbeque 8%
Who is the most representative Israeli male?
Sharon 36% Netanyahu 15% Yair Lapid 11%
Dudu Topaz 7% Ehud Barak 5%
Noam from Survivors 5% Asi Dayan 2%
Ehud Olmert 2%
Who is the most representative Israeli woman?
Ilana Dayan (reporter) 14% Yardena Arazi 12% Yona Alian 10%
Rita 9% Dalia Itzik 8% Miki Heimowitz(news anchor) 7%
Yonit Levy (news anchor) 6% Penina Rosenblum 6%
Orna Banai 5% Ninette 2%
Who is the least Israeli of the following?
Sheri Arrison 31% Chaim Saban 10% Netanyahu 9%
Olmert 8% Achinoam Nini 7% Shimon Peres 5% Ehud Barak 5%
Avraham Grant 4%
Which of the following politicians would you most like to see return to life
and activity?
Begin 31% Rabin 27% Ben Gurion 16%
Ze'evi 7% Moshe Dayan 5% Eshkol 3% Weitzman 2% Raful Eitan 2%
What song would you replace Hatikva with if the decision was made to replace
it (AL: Song of Ascents - (Shir Hamaalot) Psalms 126 was not included as a
option. For the benefit of readers and in celebration of Israel's
Independence Day the words of that Psalm is repeated after this item. )
31% I have no other country (words below)
31% Jerusalem of Gold
06% Halleluiah
04% Eretz Shenehav (beloved land)
02% Ata Li Eretz
01% Yihye Tov
Where do you most like to hike in the country?
Galilee 28% Golan 27% Jerusalem 22%
Tel Aviv 6% Judean Desert 6% Eilat 3%
Don't hike 3%
Most Israeli author?
Amos Oz 20% A B Yehoshua 12%
Ram Oren 11% Meir Shilo 11% David Grossman 8%
Yigal Mosenson 7% Sami Michael 3%
Shulamit Lapid 3% Eli Amir 2% Shai Agnon 2%
Of the following who would you most like to have live in Israel?
Bill Clinton 30% Barbara Streisand 15% Avni 13% Madonna 10%
Tony Blair 5% Alan Dershowitz 2%
In conclusion what future do you see for the State?
36% Overcome all problems and survive forever
27% Overcome some problems
14% Situation will remain as it is today
14% Things will gradually deteriorate
04% Things will get deteriorate quickly until it is destroyed
Published in Yediot Ahronot on 5 May 2008
--
A Song of Ascents.Psalms 126
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt26c6.htm
When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion, we were like unto
them that dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing;
Then said they among the nations: 'The LORD hath done great things with
these.'
The LORD hath done great things with us; we are rejoiced.
Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the dry land.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed,
he shall come home with joy, bearing his sheaves.
=====
"Ain Li Eretz Aheret" -- I Have No Other Country
[IMRA: Ehud Manor wrote song this in reaction to the war in Lebanon. During
the Oslo years the same song was embraced by opponents of Oslo as an
expression of their commitment to a nation they felt had gone mad. Ehud
Manor died 12 April 2005.]
Words by Ehud Manor
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
I won't be silent, because my country changed its face.
I won't give up on reminding her
And I will sing here in her ears
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
I won't be silent, because my country changed its face.
I won't give up on reminding her
And I will sing here in her ears
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Until she renews her days
Until she opens her eyes.
I have no other country
Even if my land is burning
Just a word in Hebrew penetrates my veins
into my soul
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
Into a hurting body, a starving heart
Here is my home.
--------------------------------------------
IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis
Website: www.imra.org.il
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