Dissatisfaction with Sharon growing in Israel, poll finds

JERUSALEM - For the first time since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's election 13 months ago, a majority of Israelis are dissatisfied with his performance, a poll released yesterday found.
In the poll, published by the newspaper Maariv, a majority of the Israelis surveyed said Sharon did not have a plan for ending the 17-month Palestinian uprising. Fifty-three percent of those polled said they were dissatisfied with Sharon. Forty-two percent expressed satisfaction, a drop of 11 points in two weeks in the proportion saying they were satisfied.