Black Friday has turned into Bleak Friday for the thousands of Israeli reserve soilders that were called up for a certain ground war withthe terrorist group Hamas, but are now diswappointed and on their way home with a shakey cease fire in place.

Much of the Israeli public agrees that a ground war would have been preferable to no war at all, given the continued threat of attacks from Gaza--and given that Hamas is declaring victory. A new poll suggests that support for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen sharply, by as much as 25 percent, since he accepted the cease-fire, likely after intense pressure from the Obama administration. A poll prior to the cease-fire indicated that 70% of Israelis opposed it, and wanted to fight to remove Hamas from Gaza altogether.

Once a lock for re-election early next year, Netanyahu is now considered politically vulnerable.  He may draw some comfort from the fact that his left-wing opponents are split with the imminent return of former opposition leader Tzipi Livni to the scene.

Source: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/23/Bleak-Friday-Israeli-Reservists-Return-Home-Disappointed-Bibi-Drops-in-Polls