The media in Israel have gone on a war footing, with retired military men dominating the airwaves and corresponding sympathetic coverage in print. Dissenting voices have largely been pushed to the pages of Haaretz and online. Within the government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found support - albeit temporary. Last week he was under intense pressure from the right wing of his coalition, particularly Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, to launch the current ground invasion. He sacked Danny Danon, his deputy defence minister, because of his vocal criticism. There have been no major opinion polls yet on the war, but dozens of interviews over the past two weeks suggest the public is broadly supportive, a sympathetic shift that is unsurprising in a country with mandatory conscription for most of its citizens. Younger Jewish Israelis are increasingly right-wing and hold negative views of Palestinians. The shift was more evident with anti-war demonstrators shouted down and attacked.