A slight recession in Sharon's popularity

An opinion poll whose results issued on Friday by the Israeli daily Maareve revealed that the policy of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon registered a slight decrease in popularity among the Israelis.

The Opinion poll which was held this week by "Market Watch" Institute with the said paper showed that 42% of the Israelis expressed their regret over the performance of the Israeli prime minister while 5% of them gave no answer and 53% expressed their content over Sharon's performance as a prime minister for the Israeli government. A percentage which was 56% by the end of August.