From the latest Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research survey summary:
In light of the suspension of peace negotiations, Palestinians support various alternative directions: 60% support popular non-violent resistance; 52% support a return to an armed intifada; 42% support dissolving the PA; and 28% support abandoning the two-state solution and demanding the establishment of one state for Palestinians and Israelis. Three months ago, 50% said they prefer a return to armed intifada and 40% said they prefer to dissolve the PA.
Imagine if more than half of Israelis supported a new war with Palestinians, there would be screaming headlines. But the world expects Palestinians to prefer terrorism (which is what an “armed intifada” means.) No news coverage.
Other notable findings that the news media doesn’t deem newsworthy:
61% of the public want president Abbas to resign while 34% want him to remain in office.
A majority of 54% (59% in the West Bank and 45% in the Gaza Strip) believes that it will not receive a fair trial if it finds itself in a Palestinian court.
A majority of 55% (60% in the West Bank and 48% in the Gaza Strip) thinks that the Palestinian judiciary is rules according to whims and interests; 42% disagree and believe that it rules according to the law.
Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 82% while perception of corruption in the institutions controlled by Hamas in the Gaza Strip stands at 67%.
Once again, it is amazing how little reporting on actual Palestinian attitudes there is, given how many journalists are there.
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