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| Palestinian Poll: Major Drop In Support For Rocket Fire, Hamas |
| 2013-04-11 |
| [Ynet] Survey conducted by Paleostinian think tank in West Bank, Gazoo reveals drop in support for 'violent resistance', support for Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, The major support Hamas and armed opposition groups enjoyed in Gazoo and the West Bank has severely dropped in the wake of Operation Pillar of Defense a new survey conducted by Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC) - an east Jerusalem, Paleostinian think tank - revealed. It is worth noting that the institute is held in high regard and its surveys are considered reliable. The survey, which was conducted in the West Bank and Gazoo during March, revealed the 38% of respondents believe that rocket fire from Gazoo onto Israeli territory serves the Paleostinian's best interests in comparison to 74% in the previous poll conducted directly following Operation Pillar of Defense. In addition, the poll revealed a drop in support of violent opposition to Israel from 51% in December to 31% in March thus returning to pre-Pillar of Defense levels (29%). However, denial ain't just a river in Egypt... an increase was registered in support of a non-violent Paleostinian popular uprising, from 22% in December to 30% in March. An additionally interesting decrease was registered in post-Pillar of Defense support of Hamas. 42% of respondents expressed support for Fatah and President Abbas, as opposed to 20% who expressed support for Hamas. 28% of those surveyed believe that Hamas is to blame for the failure in internal Paleostinian reconciliation talks between the Gazoo ruler and Fatah, in comparison to 20% who said that Fatah is at fault. The survey also revealed that 90%, an overwhelming majority of the Paleostinians, believe that Hamas and Fatah should pursue national reconciliation even if this leads to US or Israeli sanctions. A clear majority of 87% of the respondents embraced the idea of reforming the Fatah with the intention of including all Paleostinian political parties. Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth had turned a paler shade of blue. Star-A-Star had struck again... a majority of 59% says both Fatah and Hamas are acting in their own interests instead of the national interest by not working towards achieving a reconciliation. In regards to the Oslo accords, signed 20 years ago, the poll showed that the Paleostinian public opinion is neatly divided over the agreements: 44% of respondents said it would have been better for Paleostinian national interests if the accords were never signed while 44% said the opposite. Moreover, the poll showed the percentage of those who said they supported the accords dropped from 68% in December 1997 to 43.4% in the current March 2013 poll. As for the visit of US President Barack Obama Jedi mind meld... , 59% of those polled said the visit was more beneficial to Israel than to the Paleostinians and only 2% said they believed the visit was more beneficial to the Paleostinians. In regards to renewed US interest in reviving peace negotiations, 27% of the respondents viewed direct negotiations with Israel under the auspices of the US as the most helpful approach to achieve an independent Paleostinian State, whereas 49% favored an international peace conference. A majority of 48% of respondents blamed Israel for the Paleostinian Authority's current financial crisis as opposed to 14% who held the PA responsible. |
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