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New polling by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem points to a war-weariness among Israelis.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The mezzo Isabel Leonard vividly projected the heartbreaking war-weariness of a shattered Confederacy, and mezzo Emily Fons was just right for the no-nonsense role of Ruby, the woman who teaches Ada the art of survival.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2015

Abbas, who has spent the duration of the fighting politically trapped between the Israelis and Hamas, radiated war-weariness in a visit to Turkey on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2014

Obama's wariness is matched by congressional opposition as well as a war-weariness that most polls show has permeated the American public.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2013

France was tired of war, but how far the leading statesmen were influenced by that condition, not to be compared to our own war-weariness, was not proved.

From In the World War by Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria, Graf