Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Elder of Ziyon
A plurality of 44% say "armed struggle" is the most effective means of establishing a Palestinian state next to the state of Israel while 28% believe that negotiation is the most effective means and 23% think non-violent resistance is the most effective means. Three months ago, 39% said negotiation is best and only 33% said armed struggle is the way to go.
In the past, specific attacks against Israelis have gained widespread support among Palestinians, and the recent flurry of shooting attacks and their fawning coverage in Arabic media no doubt is partially responsible for this change towards supporting terror.
Similarly, in light of Palestinian refusal to join negotiations, 54% of Palestinians support a return to an armed intifada.. Three months ago, only 46% said they prefer a return to armed intifada.
In a presidential election between Abbas and Hamas leader Haniyeh, Haniyeh would win, 49% to 42%. But most would prefer to elect terrorist Marwan Barghouti, now in an Israeli prison.
88% of Palestinians say that other Palestinians who sell property to Israeli Jews are traitors while 9% call them merely "corrupt and unpatriotic." A clear majority of Palestinians, 64%, support the death penalty for anyone who sells land to Jews.
Interestingly, a large majority of Palestinians both in Gaza and the West Bank support Qatari efforts to provide salaries to Hamas employees in Gaza as well as its providing fuel for electricity, both of which the PA vehemently oppose.
55% oppose a two state solution, without being asked what they want to see. Other polls from different organisations have consistently shown that most Palestinians want a single Palestinian state and no Israel, either immediately or after a stage of a two state phase. It is a shame that this polling outfit does not want to ask that question, albeit for obvious reasons, because it would show how Palestinians are really not interested in real peace.
But even the questions that were asked now show that conclusion. And therefore those questions will be ignored or spun by the media.
