Most Israelis believe the Labor Party should not have dissolved the unity government at this time, according to a new poll. According to the survey reported Thursday on Israel Radio, two-thirds of respondents believe political considerations relating to the upcoming Labor primaries led Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer to create a crisis.
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