WEST BANK (Dispatches) – Almost all Israelis – 94 percent – hold their regime responsible for the collapse of the m military systems in the southern settlements, while 67 percent of respondents believe the failure of the current war is greater than the failure of the October War in 1973.
The latest Israeli public opinion poll, published Thursday by the Walla news site, showed that as many as 56 percent of Israelis believe prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign at the end of the war, including 28 percent of right-wing voters, while 52 percent believe that war minister Yoav Galant should resign at the end of the war.
According to the poll; 84 percent of respondents believe the Qassam fighters’ storming of the Gaza envelope settlements reflects the Zionist regime’s leadership failure, including 79 percent of right-wing voters.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they do not trust the regime’s management of the war, while 88 percent of right-wing voters said they do not trust the regime.
According to the poll; a majority of the respondents – 92 percent – suffer from fear and panic after Saturday’s events, a third of whom said they are “very afraid”.
Meanwhile, the European Union is facing increased criticism over its double standards on the Zionist-Palestinian conflict and past remarks it has made in support of Ukraine.
In recent days, following the surprise operation by Palestinian fighters, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “Israel has the right to defend itself – today and in the days to come. The European Union stands with Israel.”
Since those comments were made by von der Leyen, the occupying regime has imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, cutting off fuel, water, energy, and food supplies. Gaza’s sole power plant shut down on Wednesday after running out of fuel.
Von der Leyen’s past comments on similar actions taken by Russia have re-emerged.
In October 2022, Von der Leyen said Russian “attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes”.
“Cutting off men, women, children of water, electricity, and heating with winter coming - these are acts of pure terror,” she said at the time.
Those comments have now been contrasted with the EU’s unwavering stance in favor of the Zionist regime during its onslaught against Palestinians.
The occupying regime has since carried out a punishing bombing campaign on Gaza, home to over two million people, causing widespread destruction and flattening entire neighborhoods.
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, urged the European Commission president on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to make the “same declaration” it did against Russia towards the occupying regime’s campaign in Gaza.
“If not, people could think that European institutions do not value the protection of Palestinian children, women and men as much as that of Ukrainians,” said Albanese.