Israelis overwhelmingly support prisoner swap: pollOctober 17, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new poll shows that Israelis overwhelmingly support a lopsided prisoner swap in which 1,027 Palestinian prisoners will be released for one captured soldier. The poll shows that 79 percent of Israelis support a deal under which Sgt. Gilad Schalit will be released by his Hamas captors Tuesday, October 18. Only 14 percent said they opposed the deal. Schalit has been held in Gaza for more than five years. Among those to be freed in return for the soldier are Palestinian militants responsible for deadly suicide bombings and other attacks against Israelis. The poll was carried out by the Dahaf Institute and published in the daily Yediot Ahronot on Monday. Pollsters interviewed 500 respondents, and the margin of error was 4.4 percentage points.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
