Most Germans are currently against the continuing Israeli military operation in Gaza, a poll carried out by the Forsa Institute on behalf of the weekly Stern has shown. A total of 61% of respondents said they opposed West Jerusalem’s actions and only a third of them were still in favor of it, the survey conducted last week found. Public opinion has apparently shifted to its polar opposite in about half a year, Stern reports.
EU politics
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National Politics
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Austerity
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