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| Poll: Most Palestinians credit terror for Israeli withdrawal |
| 2005-07-27 |
| Most Palestinians think the Islamic insurgency forced Israel's decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip, according to a new poll. missing the reality that Israel could stay in any place they wanted if they chose to adopt Paleo morality/methods. The survey reported that a majority of Palestinians credit strikes by Hamas and Islamic Jihad for the decision by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank and evict their 10,000 Jewish residents. The poll also found, however, that only 40 percent of those surveyed want the attacks to continue. The study was conducted by the Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies, based in An Najah University in Nablus. Forty percent of respondents agreed that "pressure caused by Palestinian resistance" led to the Israeli withdrawal decision. Another 34 percent said Israel regarded its presence in the Gaza Strip as a "security and economic inexpediency." Twenty-two percent of respondents did not cite the Palestinian war as a reason for the Israeli withdrawal. Instead, they said the pullout decision stemmed from international pressure on Israel. [On Tuesday, Palestinian gunners fired a Kassam-class short-range missile into Israel. The missile landed in the Israeli city of Sderot. There were no reports of injuries. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, Middle East Newsline reported.] About 40 percent expressed support for continued attacks on Israel after the Gaza withdrawal. Fifty-two percent opposed the insurgency campaign and 8.4 percent said they were undecided. A poll of Israelis reported a decrease in support for Sharon's plan. In a survey of 519 Israeli adults conducted by Tel Aviv University's Herzog Institute for Media, Society, and Politics, 48 percent expressed support for the plan. The poll reported that most of the respondents believed the withdrawal would bolster Palestinian attacks as well as civil unrest in Israel They take away the worst possible lesson.... |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 Every time Israel gives away territories to the Paleo-Arabs they take it as a sign of weakness and renew their claims that Allah wants them to destroy Israel. The withdrawal from Gaza would only make sense with concomitant promises (call them threats if you prefer): there will be a wall, no passage allowed in either direction, anybody trying to cross the border will be summarily shot, and any attack (such as rockets) coming out of that area will be taken as a declaration of war to be met with artillery fire for 24 hours. If Gaza can't be part of a free Israel, it will necessarily become a base for Paleo-Arab terrorism. In that case the strip should be devastated. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-27 19:06 |
| #4 "Most" Palestinians are dumber than a f**cking post. The evidence of this is overwhelming. My sympathy meter for them is buried in the negative zone. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2005-07-27 15:54 |
| #3 Twenty-two percent of respondents did not cite the Palestinian war What war? All I see are a bunch of murdering and killing of innocent women and children. They should be thankful that Israel didn't fight a war.... Also, I wonder how they will feel when the wall is completed and Hamas and the other terrorist organizations have to kill Paleos to get their 'fix' of murder? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-07-27 15:49 |
| #2 Moonbat Math is MaGiKaLLL, methinks. |
| Posted by: .Math B Hard Barbie 2005-07-27 15:34 |
| #1 Forty percent of respondents agreed that "pressure caused by Palestinian resistance" led to the Israeli withdrawal decision. It's been awhile since I've done the math, but since when is 40% "most" of 100%? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-27 15:30 |