New poll in Israel (for now only
Hebrew sources).
Question: Who won the last round of fighting (Israel or Hamas)?
50% - nobody
35% - Israel
9% - Hamas
Question: Was Operation Guardian of the Walls (the 2021 Gaza operation) more successful from the Israeli perspective than Operation Protective Edge (the 2014 Gaza operation)?
51% - the 2021 operation
9% - the 2014 operation
23% - both are not successful
More interesting data:
90% support the assassination of Hamas commanders between operations (i.e. not as part of a round of fighting, but at any time)
76% support blocking Qatari financial aid to Gaza
74% support blocking supplies of building materials and steel to Gaza
82% believe there is no possibility of a diplomatic or political solution to Hamas, and only a complete military defeat can end the Hamas threat to Israel.
68% believe the operation ended too soon and the attacks on Hamas should have continued further
74% believe the government made the right decision by not engaging with ground forces (my interpretation: Israelis believe bombing from the air is sufficient at this stage)
16% believe that a ground operation is essential to reach the goal of breaking Hamas completely (supports my interpretation above)
Please tell me more about how the situation with Gaza is analogous to America in Vietnam, clueless propagandists.