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World Jewish News
Why Victory Day is not Celebrated in Israel: a Poll by "Kursor"
11.05.2009
Attitude to the Victory Day in Israel remains controversial even among those born in the former Soviet Union. This is reflected in the results of online voting held by the "Kursor" on the eve of May 9.
Despite the fact that 70% of those surveyed believe that Victory Day should be declared a public holiday, only 12% believe that people in Israel are fully aware of the importance of this event, while another 15% admitted they do not celebrate it themselves.
The Victory Day was called a sacred holiday by 42% of the voters, whereas in the opinion of 42% - this is simply a historical date, and another 34% believe it is a day of memory of the fallen.
Replying to the question as to why Israel does not yet celebrate the Victory Day widely, 7% claimed that Israel has simply no relation to WWII, 21% said that there are other days of remembrance and heroism, and a further 40% agreed that it happens because of poor knowledge of history. Still 16% are sure that the celebrations on the occasion of Victory Day is not accepted due to dislike for "Russians", and another 6% blame this on the faults of "Russian" deputies.
The respondents do not rally trust the greetings by politicians on the eve of the Victory Day. According to the majority of the poll participants, this is just populism and a desire to please the potential voters.
The understanding of who won in the World War II also proved to be controversial. 36% of respondents believe the Soviet Union was the winner, about the same number (37%) - name the USSR, U.S. and UK. However, another 21% included France in the winners list.
But there is a consensus in the need to preserve the memory of the Second World War. 96% of respondents voted for this. Only 1% believes that war should be quickly forgotten.
The total number of respondents was 3372, and 2286 of them replied to all questions.
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