Most Israelis disagree with Netanyahu on Iran
ISRAEL: Despite the rhetoric by Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to
sensationalize the Western dispute over Iran's nuclear energy program, a
recent survey shows that the majority of Israelis believe the issue of
economy, not Iran, is the most critical issue they face.
According to a poll conducted by the Times of Israel, 43 percent of
the respondents consider economic issues as the most important issue in
the upcoming parliamentary elections in Israel. Only 12 percent of the
respondents, 23 percent of right-wing voters and only 2 percent of
left-wing voters, said they were concerned about Iran and its nuclear
energy program.
This is while Netanyahu has been trying to bring 'security' and
diplomacy issues to the forefront of the January 22 elections.
On December 23, 2012, Netanyahu said that Iran's nuclear energy
program would "remain" his central issue in the next term if he was
re-elected in the January elections.
Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran's nuclear energy
facilities based on the unfounded allegation that the Islamic Republic's
nuclear energy program may contain non-civilian aspects.
Iran has vehemently refuted the allegations against its nuclear
energy program, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), it is entitled to use nuclear technology for
peaceful objectives.
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