Mission Impossible
It was Hezbollah that unleashed the war in Lebanon, said 37 percent of 25,000 polled by Gallup in 33 states of the world in the second half of this month. But Israel went it too strong, thought the better part of respondents in all countries (except Israel and the United States).
In this context, the issue of creating a buffer zone draws attention. On the one hand, 72 percent of the polled never doubted that the U.N. contingent of peacekeepers should establish it between the countries of conflict. On the other hand, the extent of apprehension that the nationals of their own country could be sent to this buffer zone was also great.
Similar to other states, the Russians are in no hurry to commission compatriots to the scene of the conflict, according to the survey held by ROMIR-Monitoring on Gallup’s order. Though 73 percent of the polled said the U.N. should send peacekeepers to Lebanon (vs. 46 percent in early August, judging by the poll of Public Opinion Fund), 63 percent strongly opposed any participation of the Russians in the campaign.
Similar to other nations, the Russians viewed the Lebanon conflict as a part of long-aged standoff of Israel and the Arab world, thinking no peacekeepers would help establish a durable peace there. Actually, 76 percent of the polled worldwide (74 percent in Russia) said there would be no peace in the region as long as the conflict of Israel and Palestine was burning.
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