Channel 2 Arab affairs correspondent released a poll conducted among residents of PA (Palestinian Authority) residents of Yehuda and Shomron as well as residents of Gaza. He explained the poll shows a swing towards radicalism following Operation Protective Edge among PA and Hamas residents.
If elections were held today for the new governing council:
Hamas 48%
Fatah 29%
Others 19%
Do you support the two-state solution to reach agreement with Israel?
49% yes
50% opposed
If presidential elections were held today, who would you support?
Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh 48%
Convicted terrorist and former Fatah Tanzim leader Marwan Barghouti 29%
PA Chairman Abu Mazen 19%
In a race excluding Barghouti:
Ismail Haniyeh 60%
Abu Mazen 30+% (The exact number in the 30s was not known)
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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2 Responses
How is Israel supposed to make peace with them?
to no1 – you dont
If it comes down to it, and we have no choice – then far better for them to be destroyed. The allies did a very good job of destroying the enemy in WWII – we should take a lesson from them.