21.06.2011                      19.Siwan, 5771

Umfrage:

Majority of Israelis support release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for Shalit

63% of Israeli Jews support swap for Shalit's return which would include prisoners that have committed murder.

Sixty-three percent of Jewish Israelis support swapping captive soldier Gilad Shalit for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 450 specifically requested by Hamas, some of whom are mass murderers, according to a survey carried out by the Rafi Smith polling company on behalf of the campaign for Shalit's release.
The survey was conducted in late May among a representative sample of 600 Jewish Israeli adults. The question asked was "Do you support or oppose a deal to free Gilad Shalit in exchange for the release of 450 prisoners, some of whom have blood on their hands, to their homes, along with another 550 more minor offenders of Israel's choosing, who will be released after Gilad comes home?"…