Israelis Narrowly Back Government on Dropping Lavi
Israelis approve by a narrow margin their government’s decision to ax the Lavi fighter plane, according to a public opinion poll published today.
Forty-nine percent of Israelis surveyed support the coalition government’s decision to cancel the $1.5-billion project and 45% oppose the move, according to the Dahaf poll in Yedioth Aharonoth newspaper.
The findings followed a week of increasingly violent protests by Israel Aircraft Industries workers pressuring the government to reverse its 12-11 vote.
Despite efforts of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s right-wing Likud bloc to blame its coalition partner, the Labor Party of Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, for the Lavi decision, the poll showed only a minor drop in Labor’s support.
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