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| Poll: Hamas losing popularity; Palestinians expect Annapolis conference to fail |
| 2007-11-20 |
| Ma'an – Among Palestinians who plan to vote in a future legislative election, 50% would vote for Fatah, and only 14.6% would vote for Hamas, a new poll from An-Najah National University shows. The survey shows that Hamas' popularity has dropped since it took control of the Gaza Strip in June, deposing Fatah's security forces. 30.8% of respondents believe that the Annapolis peace conference will succeed, while 54.9% believe it will fail. Nonetheless, 61.3% of respondents support the participation of the Palestinian Authority in the conference. Only 29.2% oppose it. 61.6% believe that the security campaign that the Palestinian Authority has begun in the West Bank city of Nablus will succeed; 24.6% believe it will fail. 57.6% of respondents expressed fear for their lives under the present circumstances. The poll included 1360 Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and was conducted between November 15th and November 17th. The margin of error in the poll is ±3%. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Everybody but miss Condi does. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-11-20 08:29 |
| #1 Live or die? |
| Posted by: newc 2007-11-20 00:53 |