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65% - that's about two thirds - of the Israelis say they support the current administration. Heck, if you don't believe in polls (like me, actually), just look at the general elections: Sharon's party is twice as big as it's largest opponent. I'd say the current administration represents the Israeli people. You can't seperate the two things. That's the idea behind democracy.
Sadly, you can't say the same thing about dictatorship.
As to your point about checkpoints interfering with the democratic process of voting... Well, first of all, checkpoints stand between cities. Have voting booths in every city, and the problem is solved. Also, I don't think the Israelis would mind letting go for one day. They've done it before. I accept that I'm hypothesizing here, but look at it this way: if Sharon is so keen to get rid of Arafat, why interfere in any attempt to remove him?
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