2023-12-13 19:49:32
44 percent of people in the West Bank supported Hamas, whereas in September it was only 12 percent. This came from a survey published on Wednesday by the Palestinian Authority, which is considered reputable PSR survey institute which is said to have been created together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. According to PSR, 1,231 representatively selected adults in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were surveyed. The fluctuation range should be 4 percent.
Abbas is losing popularity
Also in Gaza Stripwhere more than 18,600 people are said to have died, almost 50,600 were injured and major destruction was caused in the Israeli military offensive to destroy Hamas, Hamas’s reputation rose, albeit less sharply, from 38 percent 42 percent.
Meanwhile, the popularity of the more moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continued to decline. According to the survey, 88 percent of those surveyed were in favor of his resignation.
However, opinions differ between Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on the question of whether the Hamas attack on Israel more than two months ago was right.
Gaza Strip: 57 percent support massacres
While In the West Bank, 82 percent supported the attack, it was only 57 percent in the directly affected coastal strip. However, only 1 percent of respondents in the West Bank and 17 percent in the Gaza Strip believe that Israel might achieve its war goal of destroying Hamas. Almost two thirds expect Hamas to continue to rule the Gaza Strip in the future.
90 percent deny massacres
90 percent of those surveyed said Hamas had not committed atrocities in Israel, as evidenced by videos and testimonies from survivors. A large majority accuses Israel’s Western supporters, especially the USA, of moral failure in view of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. A majority believes that Western countries’ support for a two-state solution is not really serious.
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