More than two-thirds of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank believe Hamas made the 'correct' decision by attacking Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, while a majority want the militant group the U.S. and Israel consider a terrorist organization to continue to rule the enclave after the war with Israel.
More than two-thirds of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank believe Hamas made the “correct” decision by attacking Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, while a majority want the militant group the U.S. and Israel consider a terrorist organization to continue to rule the enclave after the war with Israel.
The newly released poll taken March 5-10 counters a number of left-of-center political narratives, including the argument that most Palestinian civilians oppose Hamas and that they were as horrified by the Oct. 7 atrocities as the rest of the world. The overwhelming majority of Palestinians — 93% — also deny that Hamas terrorists committed the atrocities against Israeli civilians shown on video, although those who had watched the videos were more likely to believe that they had.
The poll also found that 59% of Palestinians polled said they wanted Gaza to continue to be ruled by Hamas, which has ruled in the enclave since 2007. Again, there was a split: In the West Bank, support dropped from 75% to 64%, while support for Hamas increased in Gaza from 38% to 52%. “Support for the two-state solution is usually linked to public assessment of the feasibility of such a solution and the chances for the establishment of a Palestinian state,” said the analysis.
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