From a new poll by An Najah University in Nablus:
Do you support or reject the creation of a confederation
with Jordan on the basis of two independent states with strong institutional
relations?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
I
support
|
42.3
|
52.6
|
24.4
|
|
I
reject
|
39.3
|
39.9
|
38.4
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
18.4
|
7.5
|
37.2
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
Yes, it says "two independent states" but it sure seems like this might be a possible direction for peace one day down the line.
The poll is also notable for what it didn't ask:
Do you support or reject the creation of a
Palestinian state on the 1967 borders as a final solution for the Palestinian
cause?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
Yes
|
43.7
|
44.8
|
41.8
|
|
No
|
51.6
|
52.0
|
50.8
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
4.7
|
3.1
|
7.4
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
Do you support or reject the creation of a
Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with some land exchange as a final
solution for the Palestinian cause?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
Yes
|
23.1
|
27.1
|
16.2
|
|
No
|
72.3
|
68.4
|
79.2
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
4.6
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
Do you
support or reject the creation of a binational state for both Arabs and Jews as
a final solution for the Palestinian cause?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
Yes
|
19.5
|
23.3
|
13.0
|
|
No
|
76.2
|
73.7
|
80.6
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
4.3
|
3.0
|
6.4
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
If they would have asked "Do you support or reject the creation of a Palestinian state from the river to the sea as a final solution for the Palestinian cause?" the numbers would have been much higher.
These questions were also instructive:
Do think that some of the measures that the Palestinian
security apparatuses execute have reduced the attacks against Israeli targets?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
Yes
|
57.6
|
59.1
|
55.0
|
|
No
|
31.0
|
32.3
|
28.6
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
11.4
|
8.6
|
16.4
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
Do you support or reject the measures
that the Palestinian security apparatuses impose to curb the operations of the
Palestinian youth against Israeli targets?
|
|
Total
|
West Bank
|
Gaza Strip
|
|
I
support
|
28.9
|
37.7
|
13.8
|
|
I
reject
|
62.7
|
55.4
|
75.2
|
|
No
opinion/I do not know
|
8.4
|
7.0
|
11.0
|
|
Total
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
They agree that the PA has helped clamp down on terror against Jews - and they don't like it. This is despite the fact that this poll showed a slight preference for an non-armed intifada than one that is armed.
(h/t L. King)
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