The alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria and foreign media's speculations over the covert operation have boosted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's popularity, showed a poll published by Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth on Tuesday.
According to the poll, conducted by the top-selling daily and the Dahaf Institute, 20 percent of the public changed their opinion over Olmert for the better following the alleged operation, while 70 percent said their opinion of Olmert has not changed.
Only four percent of the respondents said their opinion of Olmert has changed for the worse.
Asked how they would rate Olmert's management of government affairs, 35 percent of the respondents said it was "good," as opposed to only 25 percent who gave the same answer in the previous poll, which was conducted on Wednesday.
However, the poll showed that 63 percent of Israelis still believed the prime minister's performance is "not satisfactory."
The alleged operation in Syria has also boosted the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) stance in the public's eyes, with 41 percent of the respondents saying their faith in the military has increased following the reports of the attack.
Only three percent said their faith in the IDF has decreased, while 53 percent of the respondents said their opinion of the army has not changed.
According to the poll, 78 percent of Israelis supported the government's decision to launch the operation, while only ten percent opposed it.
Both Olmert and the Israeli army have been criticized by the public over their performance during last summer's Israel- Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.
On Sept. 6, the Syrian defense forces announced that they opened fire on Israeli aircraft after they flew over northern Syria and dropped ammunition.
Israel has been maintaining a blackout on the circumstances of the alleged flyover since then, while western media were speculating that Israel had launched an covert airstrike against targets in Syria.
Source: Xinhua
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