A substantial majority of Israelis believe a war with Syria is likely or almost certain in the near future, according to the results of a poll published in Haaretz today.
The poll, commissioned by the newspaper, was conducted by Pori, the Public Opinion Research Institue of Israel. It found that 45 percent of a representative sampling of 1,200 Israelis thought there was “some likelihood” of a war between Syria and Israel. Another 30 percent believes there is a “high chance” of a war. Together they comprise 75 percent of the respondents.
Only 16.7 percent of those polled saw little danger of war. Of that number 9.6 percent said there was “almost no danger” and 7.1 percent replied there was “no danger at all.” The balance of 8.3 percent had no opinion.
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