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| Palestinian poll: 40 percent of Gaza residents wish to emigrate |
| 2008-12-13 |
| A Palestinian poll released on Thursday showed that most residents of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip wish to emigrate, compared to 25 percent in the West Bank. According to the poll, 74 percent of Gazans support continuing the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Strip that is set to end next week. The poll also showed that most Palestinians believe Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' term should end in a matter of weeks. That indicates his support could erode if he stays on after a Jan. 9 deadline. Abbas has said that Palestinian law gives him until early 2010. His Hamas rivals reject that claim. The poll showed that 64 percent believe the Western-backed Abbas' term should end now. Only 24 percent believe he has another year. The poll was released Thursday by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. Pollsters surveyed 1270 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The margin of error was 3 percentage points. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Russia might take them - to Siberia. Lots of work, not many willing workers. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-12-13 23:42 |
| #6 there is no place else on the entire planet that would even consider having their stupid, murderous, lazy, troublemaking, worthless, incompetent scum populace as immigrants. Actually there are Palestiains who aren't like that. But these ones didn't remain in refugee camps for sixty years living on the dole. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-12-13 08:45 |
| #5 ...there is no place else on the entire planet that would even consider having their stupid, murderous, lazy, troublemaking, worthless, incompetent scum populace as immigrants. Don't for one moment underestimate the gargantuan stupidity of the UK's Labour Government and its myriad 'human rights' string-pullers. As far as the UK is concerned if you're Somali, or say you are, you're welcomed with open arms. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2008-12-13 08:17 |
| #4 most residents of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip wish to emigrate, compared to 25 percent in the West Bank. We [Israel] should concentrate on helping them. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-12-13 06:15 |
| #3 It's the 60% number that scares me. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-12-13 06:14 |
| #2 They want to go someplace else. Problem for them is, there is no place else on the entire planet that would even consider having their stupid, murderous, lazy, troublemaking, worthless, incompetent scum populace as immigrants. Hell, the people who know them best, the Egyptians and Jordanians, hate them worst of all their Arab "brothers." Solution: rot and die in Gaza, Paleo chumps, courtesy of the abysmal worldwide reputation you've so thoroughly earned. Most countries would rather bring in known smallpox carriers than Gazans. The smallpox carriers would be less trouble. At least there is a vaccine for smallpox. Jihadi insanity is both contagious and terminal. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-13 03:44 |
| #1 They did a poll in Mexico and got the same answer. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-13 02:07 |