Israelis Decry ‘Corrupt’ Establishment
November 18, 2009 by politicaltheatrics
Filed under Western Imperialism
The results of a recent poll in Israel have indicated that political corruption is the regime’s number one enemy.
In a separate Corruption Index conducted for the Sderot Conference for Society, general corruption in the Israeli establishment and among its high-ranking officials was found to be the main reason why most people do not feel proud to be Israelis, Ynet reported.
“The Corruption Index shows that corruption in the establishment is the country’s No. 1 enemy,” said Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, chairman and founder of the conference.
According to the data, collected and analyzed by the conference’s steering committee and Sderot’s Sapir College, 73 percent of the respondents said the unacceptable levels of corruption in the political establishment made them less proud to be Israelis.
The index showed 67 percent of the public agreed with the statement that the level of general corruption in the establishment was high or extremely high.
It also questioned the public on its attitude toward several different state bodies.
Some 29 percent of respondents said they felt the Israel Police was a corrupt institution.
About 61 percent said political parties were managed in a corrupt way, down from 69 percent in 2008 while 39 percent said the Knesset (Israeli parliament) was corrupt, compared to 44 percent last year.
Notes/Sources:
1.PressTV
