Polling Arabs in Israel "Palestine" - terror, racism, Nazism, etc.

Polling Arabs in Israel "Palestine" - terror, racism, Nazism, etc.

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* 1941 *

Did Palestinians Back the Nazis in World War II?'

Daily Alert, May 19, 2022.

... from the moment it became evident that the Germans may pass through Egypt and reach Palestine in spring 1942, Palestinian Arabs switched sides. About 78% of the Arab volunteers deserted the British army, often stealing weapons for the purpose of helping the Germans fight the Jews when the time came. Additionally, a survey in 1941 showed that 88% of Palestinian Arabs supported Nazi Germany, while only 9% backed the British Mandate

https://www.dailyalert.org/rss/Mainissues.php?id=83999

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Morris, Benny. "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War." United States, Yale University Press, 2008, p. 21.

The Palestinians, Khalil al-Sakakini, a .. Jerusalem educator, jotted down in his diary, "rejoiced [as did 'the whole Arab world'] when the British bastion at Tobruk fell .. to the Germans."

One of the first public opinion polls in Palestine, conducted by al-Sakakini's son, Sari Sakakini, on behalf of the American consulate in Ierusalem, in February 1941 found that 88 percent of the Palestinian Arabs favored Germany and only 9 percent Britain.

https://books.google.com/books?id=CC7381HrLqcC&pg=PA21

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Cohen, Hillel. "Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917–1948." United States, University of California Press, 2008, p. 175.

Sakakini, conducted surveys in the course of his work at the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. He asked hundreds of Arabs about their attitudes on the war and the opposing camps. In February 1941, 88 percent of those polled expressed support for Germany, while only 9 percent supported England... "Poll," [February 1941], CZA S25/9226. https://books.google.com/books?id=9-NKm7nTm_IC&pg=PA175

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Cohen, Michael J. "Britain's Moment in Palestine: Retrospect and Perspectives, 1917-1948." United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2014. Chapter: "The Arabs and Nazi Germany."

In February 1941 (as Rommel landed his first units in Libya), an opinion poll carried out for the American consulate in Jerusalem among hundreds of Palestinian Arabs found that 88 per cent supported Nazi Germany and only 9 per cent Great Britain.

https://books.google.com/books?id=CbLpAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT414

Anti-Semitism and Ignorance.

F. Meiton: The Arabs and the Holocaust.

Fredrik Meiton, November 29, 2010.

...the poll carried out by Sari al-Sakakini, which, in February 1941, put the figure at 88 percent. 

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/anti-semitism-and-ignorance

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RELATED:

Emil Ghuri in his ‘Arab Federation’, [https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/pls/1934/07/16/01/article/35] on July 7, 1934: “Hitler whom the Arabs admire very much”; NYT wrote 5.23.37 [https://www.nytimes.com/1937/05/23/archives/all-arabs-celebrate-prophets-birthday-christians-join-moslems-in.html] that “all palestine” [Arabs] celebrated Muhammad birthday with pics of Hitler; German Consul W. Dohle, 1937: [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/3248081] “‘Arabs admire our fuhrer’; Infamous Goebbels, in 1938 [https://books.google.com/books?id=L8VrEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA201]: “In Palestine, riots with multiple fatalities again, It will never ease off,” and “The Arabs admire the Führer as though he were holy[sic]”; Journalist J. Gunther in 1939 [https://books.google.com/books?id=RIK5AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Arab%20hero%22]: “The greatest contemporary Arab hero is — Adolf Hitler;” Sari Sakakini’s Feb/1941 poll [https://books.google.com/books?ei=7cCxT4CNNcb3ggeg0fyKCQ&id=CC7381HrLqcC&dq=88+percent+of+the+Palestinian+Arabs+favoured+Germany+and+only+9+percent+Britain&ots=wkiifEG5Wb&q=88+percent+#v=snippet&q=88%20percent&f=false] showed 88% Arabs were pro axis; August 1942 OSS (CIA) [https://books.google.com/books?id=CbLpAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA3-PT271] reported that ‘a majority of the Palestinian Arabs was fiercely “anti-Jewish” and saw in the approach of Rommel an ideal opportunity to murder all Jews their seize their property’; Farouk Qaddoumi in a RT 12.7.13 interview [https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/12/18/plo-leader-admits-support-for-nazis-says-they-saw-zionism-as-common-enemy-video/] said (general blank statement) “we supported the Germans” because both were against zionism; Ahmad Shukeiri wrote [https://books.google.com/books?id=pJkH06fTLD8C&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q&f=false] in his 1969 book (“40 years in Arab and International Life” p.196) that they (general statement) “Our sympathies were with the Axis”.

(Noted [https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/s1bpi7cl5]: about 9,000 Palestinian and Jordanian Arabs (who were in the majority) did enlist to the British Army during the war in comparison with about 27,000 Jews. But, from the moment it became evident the Germans may pass through Egypt and reach Palestine in spring 1942, Palestinian Arabs switched sides. About 78% of the Arab volunteers deserted the British army, often times stealing weapons for the purpose of helping the Germans fight the Jews when the time came. Note: The British totally controlled [https://books.google.com/books?id=P0YxLofSHVsC&q=%22voicing%20criticism%22] the Arab press during the war, which means material between Sep/1/1939 and Sep/2/1945, does not reflect on the Arabs – the same goes to the Brits prohibiting radio listening to the Axis during the war days [https://books.google.com/books?id=qtAvAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95])

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Most Palestinians (78.4 percent) believed that the use of force was justified in support of the Palestinian cause.

Journal of Palestine Studies. (1987). Lebanon: University of California Press for Kuwait University and the Institute for Palestine Studies, p.197.

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The Arabs of Israel.

Are they a "persecuted minority?"

In a recent poll, 70% of Israel's Arabs declared that they identified with and felt loyalty to the Palestinians, and not to the state of Israel. Significantly, however, the same percentage (70%) declared that they would much prefer to live in Israel than in any other country in the area.

(F.L.A.M.E., 2001).

http://web.archive.org/web/20030604170527/http://www.factsandlogic.org/ad_08.html

The Nation, Volume 272, 2001, p. 25

https://books.google.com/books?id=nNtNAQAAIAAJ&q=%22declared+that+they+would+much+prefer+to+live+in+Israel+than+in+any+other+country+in+the%22

The American Spectator, 2001, Volume 34, p. 15.

https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2gEAAAAYAAJ&q=%22declared+that+they+would+much+prefer+to+live+in+Israel+than+in+any+other+country+in+the%22

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GovInfo (.gov)

https://www.govinfo.gov

- PALESTINIAN EDUCATION.

Senate Hearing 108-290]

[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

...one film clip broadcast daily on  Palestinian Authority TV (PATV) called the "Farewell Letter,'' portrays the martyrdom as blissful and tranquil. A young boy leaves a farewell letter explaining his choice to achieve shahada. The words 'How sweet is shahada when I embrace you, oh my land!' are sung as the child actor falls dead on the ground. 

Messages like this on official PATV, played over and over, have had an effect. In some Palestinian polls as many as 80 percent of 

Palestinian children desire death as martyrs. Children play death  games, in which they take turns playing the prize role--that of the 

martyr. And in an interview last year, one 11-year old girl, stated that ". . . death by Shahada is very good. Every Palestinian child  aged, say 12, says 'Oh Lord, I would like to become a Shahid.' ''

These chilling examples demonstrate how deeply these impulses have  seeped into the culture and into the hearts and minds of Palestinian children; and it is shameful and reproachful that these lessons come  from the public officials whose aim should be to protect children--not  send them to their graves.

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-108shrg90712/html/CHRG-108shrg90712.htm

Palestinian Education: Teaching for Peace Or War? : Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Special Hearing, October 30, 2003, Washington, DC.. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004.

https://books.google.com/books?id=HgpjNWPBvDUC&pg=PA54

 

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MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE TALKS; Hopes Rise for a Mideast Truce, Despite Attacks.

By Serge Schmemann. The New York Tomes. Mar 18, 2002

On the Palestinian side, by contrast, a survey conducted by An Najah university in Nablus found that 87 percent of Palestinians surveyed were in favor of continuing terror attacks, 87.5 percent were in favor of "liberating all of Palestine" and 64.5 percent opposed General Zinni's mission.

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/18/world/mideast-turmoil-the-talks-hopes-rise-for-a-mideast-truce-despite-attacks.html

Survey: 80% of Palestinians are in favor of continuing the attacks.

Only 17% of respondents said that they oppose violence.  30% do not trust any of their leaders.  25% supported Arafat's leadership, a decrease of 3% compared to September.

Ynet. Dec. 18, 2002.

https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2326299,00.html

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Poll: Most Palestinians support terror.

Oct. 22, 2003.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A new poll shows 59 percent of Palestinians want Hamas and Islamic Jihad to continue attacks against Israel, even if Israel leaves the West Bank and Gaza.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2003/10/22/Poll-Most-Palestinians-support-terror/66381066863724/

https://archive.is/dYNJC

Jewish Political Studies Review. (2003). Israel: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, p.55

https://books.google.com/books?id=x7BtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22most+palestinians%22

Academics against Israel and the Jews.

This essay addresses the major aspects of the international attacks on Jews and Israel on campus. It also proposes ways to successfully challenge the harassment from the academic world.

Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld, JCPA, September 15, 2008.

One wonders whether the author was implying that the boycott would be justified if most Israeli academics supported the government’s policy, or if they did not wish to collaborate with Palestinians since, according to many opinion polls, most Palestinians support suicide attacks.

https://jcfa.org/article/academics-against-israel-and-the-jews-2/

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Poll: Israeli Arabs happy with Hamas win - The Jerusalem Post.

Staff, Mar 9, 2006.

https://www.jpost.com/israel/poll-israeli-arabs-happy-with-hamas-win

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Survey finds 28 pct of Israeli Arabs deny Holocaust.

Dan Williams, Reuters, Mar 20, 2007 — According to the Haifa University survey, 28 percent of Israel's Arab citizens do not believe the Nazi killing of six million Jews during World War Two occurred.

Israeli Arabs between Palestinanization and Islamism.

Barak M. Seener, JCPA, 1 January 2008.

Fadi Eradat, "Poll: Over 25% of Israeli Arabs Say Holocaust Never Happened," Haaretz and AP, March 18, 2007.

With 721 Arabs interviewed, the margin of error is 3.7 percent.

https://www.iataskforce.org/sites/default/files/resource/resource-99.pdf

Poll Shows Israeli-Arab Holocaust Denial, Support for Hizbullah.

Ezra HaLevi, Israel National News, Mar 18, 2007.

— A new Haifa University study reveals an alarming trend of Holocaust denial and sympathy with Hizbullah among the Arab citizens of Israel.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/121882

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Poll: Most Palestinians depressed by violence.

The Washington Times, June 10, 2007.

RAMALLAH, West Bank — More than nine in 10 Palestinians show signs of depression caused by despair over violence between Hamas and Fatah gunmen and the apparent demise of the Palestinian unity government, according to a West Bank pollster.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jun/10/poll-most-palestinians-depressed-by-violence/

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Poll Shows Most Palestinians Favor Violence Over Talks.

By Ethan Bronner, The New York Times.

Mar 19, 2008 — RAMALLAH, West Bank — A new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Palestinians support the attack this month on a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem that killed eight young men, most of them teenagers, an indication of the alarming level of Israeli-Palestinian tension in recent weeks.

The survey also shows unprecedented support for the shooting of rockets on Israeli towns from the Gaza Strip and for the end of the peace negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli leaders.

The pollster, Khalil Shikaki, said he was shocked because the survey, taken last week, showed greater support for violence than any other he had conducted over the past 15 years in the Palestinian areas. Never before, he said, had a majority favored an end to negotiations or the shooting of rockets at Israel.

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/world/middleeast/19mideast.html

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More than 40% of Arabs in Israel deny the Holocaust.

Ahmadinejad effect?  A new study reveals that since 2006 there has been an increase of about 12 percent in the number of Arab citizens who claim that the genocide did not happen at all.

Yonatan Hilleli, Maariv, nrg, 5/18/2009.

https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/1/ART1/892/038.html

40% of Israeli Arabs: Holocaust never happened.

Disturbing poll results: Shocking percentage of local Arabs are Shoah deniers, less than half recognize Israel's right to exist as Jewish democratic state; survey shows significant deterioration in Arab attitudes in past six years.

Sharon Roffe-Ofir. Ynet. May 17, 2009.

https://www.ynet.co.il/article/3717323

Poll: 40% Israeli Arabs deny Holocaust.

2009-05-18

http://english.cctv.com/20090518/101428.shtml

Radicalization of the attitudes of the Israeli Arabs: 41% Recognize Israel's right to exist, 40.5% of Holocaust deniers, 47% do not want a Jewish neighbor.

Globes, 18 May 2009.

https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000450812

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Arabs: J'lem Not for Non-Muslims.

Maayana Miskin, Israel National News, Jul 3, 2009.

Poll: Most PA Arabs reject Obama's call in Cairo to make Jerusalem "a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims."

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/132187

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A special network study has determined: Most Palestinians are against peace.

Yitzhak Ben-Horin, Washington, Ynet. 20/10/2010.

The first-of-its-kind monitoring of Palestinian public opinion, as reflected in forums and social networks, predicts a worrying future for the political process. The study's editors called on the Obama administration to "consider significant risks to Israel's security."

https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3971720,00.html

Poll: Most Palestinians view talks as precursor to 1 state.

Disturbing US poll: Most Palestinians refuse to accept idea of Israel as Jewish state, view peace talks, two-state solution as first step towards creation of one Palestinian state in area; 58% support armed struggle.

Yitzhak Benhorin. November 20, 2010.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/3987277

Poll: 41% of Palestinians support resuming the Intifada.

Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, Oct 21, 2010.

https://www.jpost.com/israel/poll-41-percent-of-palestinians-support-resuming-the-intifada

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'E. J'lem Arabs would prefer Israel over Palestinian state'.

Melanie Lidman, JPost, Jan 13, 2011.

https://www.jpost.com/national-news/e-jlem-arabs-would-prefer-israel-over-palestinian-state

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U.S. Survey: Many of East Jerusalem Arab residents do not want Palestinian citizenship.

New American survey reveals: 40% of East Jerusalem residents would prefer to move to another neighborhood just to stay under Israeli rule - Analysts: A slap in the face to the Palestinian Authority.

Ran Dagoni, Globes, 13.01.2011.

https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000615273

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64% of Palestinians would not object to Bin Laden burial in “Palestine”.

May 9, 2011.

By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik. PMW. A Palestinian polling institute surveyed Palestinians in the first week of May 2011, apparently before it was known among Palestinians that Bin Laden's body had been buried at sea...

https://palwatch.org/page/2752

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Itamar massacre: Fogel family butchered while sleeping.

Names of Itamar attack victims cleared for publication Saturday evening: Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas were stabbed to death. Surviving kids staying with grandparents.

Yair Altman, Ynet, March 13, 2011.

...They saw children sleeping in the home, and entered the Fogel family residence. ... Immediately after entering the home, the youths set their knives on two young brothers sleeping in their beds, 4-year-old Elad and 11-year-old Yoav. ... The two then left the house. One of the suspects, however, returned and stabbed to death three-month-old baby Hadas after she began crying in her crib. ... Amjad said that he was unaware that there were two other children in the house, and that if he knew, he would have stabbed them as well.

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4041237,00.html

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Poll: 32% of Palestinians support Itamar attack.

Israeli, Palestinian pollsters find that 63% of Palestinians opposed attack that left five family members dead in West Bank settlement.

Associated Press|Published:  04.06.11

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4053251,00.html

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Israeli Rule Benefits Arabs.

Gabe Kahn, Israel National News, 02.06.11.

PA report proves Arabs have benefited from Israeli sovereignty in East Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria.

A report recently published by the Palestinian Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics demonstrates Arabs in East Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria have reaped the benefits of Israeli sovereignty.

According to the report, Israeli control over Judea and Samaria has had an enormous positive impact on civil infrastructure and improved accessibility to basic resources like water and electricity, as well as opening the region to the Israeli labor market, which has brought a significant increase in GDP.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/144681

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6 in 10 Palestinians reject 2-state solution, survey finds.

By Gil Stern Stern Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2011.

— 73% of 1010 Palestinians in W. Bank, Gaza agree with 'hadith' quoted in Hamas Charter about the need to kill Jews hiding behind stones, trees...

https://www.jpost.com/diplomacy-and-politics/6-in-10-palestinians-reject-2-state-solution-survey-finds

https://web.archive.org/web/20110719235155/http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=229493

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Poll: Palestinians oppose UN appeal and support Hamas.

The International Quartet's envoy to the Middle East, Tony Blair, described in an interview with the main edition the efforts to renew the political process, but an extensive American poll examining Palestinians' attitudes revealed a worrying situation..

Udi Segal, N12, 14.07.11.

https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/israel/Article-c299509bcc92131004.htm

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Poll: Majority of Palestinians think PA is corrupt.

By Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2012. 

— If new Palestinian elections were held today, West Bank's ruling Fatah faction would still win, survey reveals.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/poll-majority-of-palestinians-think-pa-is-corrupt

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Rejection of coexistence / peace - a look at the Palestinian media.

Palestinian poll: 78% said a third intifada would be the next step.

Source: Palestinian News Agency "Ma'an", Dec. 16, 2012.

"Most participants in the Maan Agency's weekly survey thought that the next step would probably be a third intifada to establish the achievements of the Palestinian people. 4543 (77.9%) said that a third intifada would be the next step to establish the achievements, while 811 (13.9%) It was said that peace talks that would lead to a solution was the next step. 478 (8.2%) responded that they do not know."

PMW.

https://www.palwatch.org.il/main.aspx?fi=971&doc_id=8942

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Index of Arab-Jewish relations in Israel 2012. By: Sammy Smooha.

Year: 2013. Center: Viterbi Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research.

Is it justified that the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will start a third intifada if the political deadlock continues?  Agree 29.0, tend to agree 29.2.

http://web.archive.org/web/20131006051145/https://www.idi.org.il/media/2519505/Lo%20Shovrim.pdf

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Poll: 40% of Palestinians support suicide bombing - The Jerusalem Post Staff, May 2, 2013 — PEW survey finds a substantial amount of Palestinians believe bombings are often or sometimes justified.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/poll-40-percent-of-palestinians-support-suicide-bombing-311779

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Israel's Arabs growing more extreme in views on state, poll shows.

Ariel Ben Solomon, Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2013.

— 59% agree intifada is justified if political stalemate continues;

https://www.jpost.com/diplomacy-and-politics/59-percent-of-israeli-arabs-say-intifada-is-justified-317751

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The 10 most anti-Semitic countries.

And the 10 least anti-Semitic, according to a new global ADL survey.

Marissa, Newman, TOI, 13 May 2014.

1.

West Bank and Gaza: The Palestinian territories were found to be the most staggeringly anti-Semitic in the world with a 93% overall index score. Among specific age groups, 92% of those between the ages of 18-49 were shown to have anti-Jewish views, and the figure jumped to 98% among those 50 and older.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-10-most-anti-semitic-countries/

Poll: 93% of Palestinians hold anti-Jewish beliefs.

Global survey by ADL reveals that almost half the world does not know that the Holocaust happened; suggests over 1 billion people are anti-Semitic.

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil, TOI, 13 May 2014.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-93-of-palestinians-hold-anti-jewish-beliefs/

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Poll: Most Palestinians want to eliminate Israel.

Less than 30% back two-state solution, though most are opposed to violent resistance, and Hamas seems to have gained little support from kidnapping.

By TOI Staff, 25 June 2014.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-palestinians-backing-2-states-become-minority/

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'Who is killing Palestinian children?'

By Anna Geifman, The Jerusalem Post, August 7, 2014.

 ... ... Within the “culture of martyrdom,”[xxx] which Hamas has been constructing, polls show that between 72 and 80 per cent of Palestinian children yearn to die as martyrs; independent psychology research confirms these numbers.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/op-ed-contributors/who-is-killing-palestinian-children-370284

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'88.9% of Gaza residents support firing rockets at Israeli civilians.'

Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, website.

PMW, Aug 27, 2014.

“(61.2%) of the Palestinians oppose the deployment of UN-multi-national forces in the Gaza Strip.

(54.0%) are satisfied with the performance of the PA-president ‘Abu Mazen.’

(64.7%) rated the stances of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as ‘negative.’

(88.9%) support the firing of rockets from Gaza at Israel.

(58.1%) are content with the ICRC performance, (71.2 %) with that of the UNRWA.

(75.4%) believe that the deterrence of the Palestinian Resistance has increased.

The latest poll prepared by Dr. Nabil Kukali and conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (www.pcpo.org), during the period from August 14-19, 2014...

https://palwatch.org/page/6830

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Palestinian Support for Hamas Soars. After Israel War, as Fatah Loses Backing.

Despite signing a unity deal in April, there is still a divide between Hamas and Fatah, as shown in a new opinion poll.

By John Beck, Vice, Sep 2 2014.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xwppwk/palestinian-support-for-hamas-soars-after-israel-war-as-fatah-loses-backing

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Support rose for Hamas and armed struggle after war, poll says.

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, Oct 29, 2014 — The majority of respondents (53%) said the war achieved the Palestinians people's interests, while 21% said it harmed their interests.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/support-rose-for-hamas-and-armed-struggle-after-war-poll-says-380120

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Poll shows strong Palestinian support for violence.

80% of West Bank and Gaza residents back recent wave of lone-wolf attacks; over half support new uprising against Israel.

By AP, 9 December 2014.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-shows-strong-palestinian-support-for-violence/

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Poll: Under Abbas, most Palestinians say they can't speak freely – Haaretz.

Karin Laub, Dec 17, 2014 — Poll: Under Abbas, Most Palestinians Say They Can't Speak Freely.

Critics say that after a decade in power, President Mahmoud Abbas is overseeing a largely authoritarian system with shrinking room for dissent.

Under Abbas, majority say they can't speak freely | National

Under Abbas, most Palestinians say they can't speak freely, critics cite curbs on expression. By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH. Associated Press; Dec 17 2014.

https://www.elkharttruth.com/news/national/under-abbas-majority-say-they-cant-speak-freely/article_b99eb1ad-00c0-5ca2-bece-68848883f163.html

Under Abbas, majority say they can’t speak freely.

([https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--QD4RVBeA--/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_622,w_830/v1/tdy-migration/20999247.JPG?itok=DzEwqc3s].

In this April 1, 2014 file photo Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talks during a leadership meeting in Ramallah. The examples from recent weeks signal that disagreeing with Abbas and his inner circle comes at a price for Palestinians. Critics say that after a decade in power, Abbas has created an increasingly authoritarian system with little room for dissent. Photo: AP).

December 17, 2014.

RAMALLAH — Two-thirds of Palestinians say they are afraid to criticise Mr Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll, and some of the Palestinian president’s recent actions only seem to confirm claims that dissent comes at a price.

Last month, Mr Abbas outlawed the West Bank’s largest labour union and briefly jailed its two leaders for organising strikes. Security agents routinely monitor social media and send threats or complaints to some of those criticising Abbas. Meanwhile, the Palestinian leader’s Fatah movement continues to purge supporters of an exiled rival.

Critics say that after a decade in power, Mr Abbas is overseeing a largely authoritarian system with shrinking room for dissent — a claim denied by Mr Abbas supporters who say Palestinians enjoy more political freedoms than most in the Arab world.

Complaints of heavy-handedness come at a time of paralysis on all fronts. Mr Abbas’ strategy of setting up a Palestinian state through negotiations with Israel has hit a dead end, while the bitter rivalry between Fatah and the Islamic militant group Hamas continues to fester.

With his approval rate down to 35 per cent, Mr Abbas lashes out against those he views as a political threat, such as former aide Mohammed Dahlan, now based in the United Arab Emirates, and ex-Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

In 10 years in office, the 79-year-old has avoided grooming a successor.

https://www.todayonline.com/world/middle-east/under-abbas-majority-say-they-cant-speak-freely 

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Most Palestinians favor Iran’s policies, poll finds.

55% in West Bank and 57% in Gaza supportive of regime's approach; strong backing too for Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad.

By JTA. 13 August 2015.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-palestinians-favor-irans-policies-poll-finds/

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Poll: Most Palestinians Oppose '2 State Solution'. Israel National News,

Yaakov Levi.

Sep 21, 2015 — A new poll shows that most Palestinians no longer support the "two state solution," but they do support violence against Israel.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/200932

57% of Palestinians Support New Armed Intifada: Survey - Algemeiner.com.

Eliezer Sherman, Algemeiner, Sep 22, 2015.

https://www.algemeiner.com/2015/09/22/57-of-palestinians-support-new-armed-intifada-survey/

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'Two-thirds of Palestinians support knife attacks: poll.'

By AFP,  14 Dec 2015.

Two-thirds of Palestinians support the ongoing wave of stabbings against Israelis, with the same percentage backing a larger armed uprising, a poll released on Monday found.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3359635/Two-thirds-Palestinians-support-knife-attacks-poll.html

'2/3 of Palestinians in favor of stabbings.'

Nan Jacques Zilberdik, PMW, Dec 20, 2015.

 

2/3 of Palestinians support stabbings.

Poll shows PA promotion and support of violence is a success.

Following almost three months of Palestinian riots, violence and deadly terror attacks against Israelis, 2/3 (67%) of Palestinians are in favor of stabbing attacks against Israelis and almost the same amount are in favor of "an armed intifada."

https://palwatch.org/page/9377

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57% of Arab Israelis: We are Islamic Movement.

Ari Yashar, Israel National News, Nov 17, 2015.

Survey shows 42.2% of Arab citizens support or are activists of outlawed pro-terror group, 18.2% of Muslim Arabs say ISIS isn't terror.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/203540

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New Poll: Palestinians Overwhelmingly Support Violence Over Diplomacy.

By Eliana Rudee, Observer, Jan 4, 2016 — With 85 percent of young Palestinian adults getting their news from social media, 72 percent support violence against Israelis.

https://observer.com/2016/01/new-poll-palestinians-overwhelmingly-support-violence-over-diplomacy/

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Poll: Most Palestinians support return to an armed intifada.

Abu Khaled Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, Mar 22, 2016.

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/poll-most-palestinians-support-return-to-an-armed-intifada-448745

New poll: Palestinian majority interested in continuing wave of terrorism.

A poll conducted by the Al-Quds Communication Center among the Palestinian population and published today states: Most Palestinians are interested in continuing violence - among Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem more than half oppose.

Kol Hazman, 13.03.16.

https://www.kolhazman.co.il/98286

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Poll: Arab citizens think higher of Israel than its Jewish citizens do.

Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, May 1, 2017.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/arab-sectors-rating-of-israel-higher-than-that-of-jews-489455

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Why Making Peace with the Palestinians Isn't Like Making Peace with Egypt and Jordan.

Egypt and Jordan had strong leaders committed to peace; the Palestinians don’t. That makes the views of ordinary Palestinians all the more significant, and worrisome.

Last Word.

Daniel Polisar. Mosaic. May 3, 2017.

1. The majority of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza have for the past decade been opposed to the most generous package deal they are likely to be offered for a state alongside Israel;

2. When asked to choose among three options—an Israeli and Palestinian state living side by side, a unitary state with equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis, and a Palestinian state from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea—most Palestinians have chosen the last-named; and

3. When asked what ought to be done if Palestinian leaders strike a two-state deal with Israel, most have declared that the struggle should go on until all of historical Palestine is “liberated.”

https://mosaicmagazine.com/response/israel-zionism/2017/05/why-making-peace-with-the-palestinians-isnt-like-making-peace-with-egypt-and-jordan/

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Survey: 60% of Arab Israelis have positive view of state - Israel News.

Ben Lynfield, Jerusalem Post, Sep 27, 2017.

— "The bottom line is there is more identification with Israel than with a possible Palestinian state," said one of the survey's directors.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/survey-60-percent-of-arab-israelis-have-positive-view-of-state-506150

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Poll shows Hamas leader would win Palestinian elections.

Terror group's leader Ismail Haniyeh would triumph over Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in both, Gaza and the West Bank, if elections were held today, according to a recent public poll.

Associated Press | Published: 12.18.18.

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5428630,00.html

'Dec. 2018 poll: 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank can’t criticize the PA; 80% of Palestinians perceive the PA to be corrupt

PSR (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research), website.'

PMW, Dec 27, 2018.

- “Only 35% of the West Bankers say that people can criticize the authority in their area without fear and 61% say that they cannot. In the Gaza Strip, 48% say that people can criticize the authority in their area without fear and 50% believe that they cannot.

- Perception of corruption in PA institutions stands at 80%.”

https://palwatch.org/page/15119

'Dec. 2018 poll: Majority of Palestinians call other Palestinians who sell property to Israeli Jews in Jerusalem “traitors”; 64% say sales should be punished by the death penalty.'

PSR (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research), website.

PMW, Dec 27, 2018

https://palwatch.org/page/15121

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Public Opinion Poll No -67 | PCPSR.

14-17 March 2018. 

This poll has been conducted in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Ramallah.

63% reject the idea of allowing Israeli Jews to live in the state of Palestine as citizens or residents.

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80% of Palestinians believe Arabs have abandoned them, poll shows.

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, Jul. 4, 2019.

— The survey also showed that 90% of surveyed Palestinians do not trust the US administration.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/80-percent-of-palestinians-believe-arabs-have-abandoned-them-poll-shows-594642

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Poll: Palestinian Arabs approve of murder of Israeli teen.

David Rosenberg, Israel National News, Sep 18, 2019.

([https://www.israelnationalnews.com/static/pictures/781x439/915660.jpg] Rina Shnerb).

Support for terrorism up among PA Arabs, support for 2-state solution drops as nearly 2/3 approve of bombing attack on Israeli family.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/269092

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Survey shows most Palestinians tiring of Abbas – Ynetnews.

The Media Line.

Sep 20, 2019 — Poll indicates 61% of Palestinian public wants veteran leader to go; majority of Palestinians, especially in West Bank, do not see Iran as friend or ally, but most in both territories believe it capable of defeating Israel in a war.

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5592739,00.html

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'2019 statistics on domestic violence in the PA.'

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, official PA daily.

PMW, Mar 6, 2020.

Headline: “On the eve of International Women’s Day, Palestinian women in numbers.”

“The statistics of the 2019 violence survey showed that the Hebron district is the West Bank district where violence by husbands against their wives or ex-wives aged 18 to 64 is the most prevalent, as this rate has reached 37%, and after it is the Jenin district with 27%, with the last district being Jerusalem with 11%. However, in terms of the Gaza Strip districts, in the Khan Yunis and Gaza districts violence by husbands against their wives or ex-wives is the most prevalent, at rates of 41% and 40% respectively, with the lowest rate being in the Deir Al-Balah district with 30%.”

https://palwatch.org/page/17535

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If Israel is so terrible, why do so many Arabs prefer to live under Israeli rule?

Jane's Sinkinson, JNS, Dec 28, 2021.

— The privileged American and European elites who purport to speak for the “Palestinian people” rarely understand their reality...

This survey is hardly an outlier, and other Arabs feel similarly. A poll undertaken by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung at Tel Aviv University’s Dayan Center in 2017 found that 60 percent of Arabs in Israel had a favorable attitude towards the State of Israel. 

“The bottom line is there is more identification with Israel than with a possible Palestinian state,” Michael Borchard, Israel director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung said, in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. “They want to be recognized in their specific identity but have no problem to be related in a way to Israel.”

A 2019 poll by progressive researchers Dahlia Scheindlin and David Reis tells a similar story. It revealed that while 14 percent of Arab Israelis identify as “Palestinian,” 19 percent identify as “Palestinian Israeli” and 46 percent choose “Arab Israeli.” That’s 65 percent who identify as some form of Israeli. Only 22 percent identify as purely “Arab.” 

In 2020, Israeli social statistician Camil Fuchs found that only 15 percent of Palestinians picked “Arab” as their identity, and only seven percent opted for “Palestinian.” On the other hand, 23 percent chose “Israeli,” and 51 percent went with “Arab Israeli.” That’s 74 percent choosing some form of Israeli identity...

https://www.jns.org/if-israel-is-so-terrible-why-do-so-many-arabs-prefer-to-live-under-israeli-rule/

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New poll finds Palestinians overwhelmingly reject Israel's deals with Bahrain, UAE.

While the results show some despair about recent developments in the region, it offers some hope for a positive way forward.

October 9, 2020.

Written by Mitchell Plitnick. ResponsibleStateCraft.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/10/09/new-poll-finds-palestinians-overwhelmingly-reject-israels-deals-with-bahrain-uae/

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Palestinians prefer binational state with Jordan if no statehood possible.

By Cody Levine, Jerusalem Post, Nov 11, 2020.

— Citizens from multiple countries were asked about Israel as a Jewish state, the US elections and a future Palestinian state.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/israelis-intl-community-asked-about-us-palestinian-state-survey-648795

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ADL. / Global 100

West Bank and Gaza 2020:

93%

Index Score, 93%.

1,900,000

People in this country

harbor anti-Semitic attitudes.

2,030,259

Adult population.

https://global100.adl.org/country/west-bank-and-gaza/2020

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Arabs gave Likud a boost - poll.

Gil Hoffman, Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, Jan 15, 2021.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to woo Arab voters to his Likud Party is bearing fruit, a new Panels Research poll taken for Maariv by pollster Menachem Lazar found Thursday.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/arabs-gave-likud-a-boost-poll-655517

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Poll finds dramatic rise in Palestinian support for Hamas | AP News.

Joseph Krauss, Jun 15, 2021.

https://apnews.com/article/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e1323fc1cad819c34da08fd87

Intelbrief / IntelBrief: Hamas Enjoys A Surge In Support After May Confrontations With Israel.

June 28, 2021

https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-june-28/

Gaza war increased Hamas’s popularity - poll.

A majority of the Palestinians think that Hamas is more deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people, while a small percentage thinks Fatah is the one that deserves to do that.

Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2021 

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/gaza-war-increased-hamass-popularity-poll-shows-671122

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Hamas, PA responsible for crises, say Gazans - poll.

By Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, Dec 23, 2021.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-689610

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93% of east Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli rule, poll shows - Israel Hayom.

Only 84 of 1,200 east Jerusalem Arabs polled would want the Palestinian Authority to control the eastern half of the city, in sharp contrast to a 2020 survey that showed east Jerusalem residents increasingly wanting to be governed by PA.

By JNS and ILH Staff, December 15, 2021.

https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/12/15/93-of-east-jerusalem-arabs-prefer-israeli-rule-poll-shows/

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Majority of Palestinians believe corruption increased, poll finds..

Khaled Abu Toameh,

Dec 15, 2021. The Jerusalem Post. — Most Palestinians believe that corruption in Palestinian Authority institutions has increased in 2021, according to a public opinion poll.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/majority-of-palestinians-believe-corruption-increased-poll-finds-688766

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If Israel is as terrible as its enemies claim, why do so many Palestinians prefer to live under Israeli rule?

F.L.A.M.E., Dec 28, 2021.

According to a 2021 survey undertaken by the Palestinian Shfa publication, 93% of Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem—all non-Israeli citizens—prefer to remain under Israeli rule and would not give up their Israeli identity cards. Astonishingly for those who witness the daily media and NGO barrage claiming Arab Palestinian misery under Israel's "occupation," only 84 respondents out of 1,200 surveyed said they would prefer to live under the Palestinian Authority. However, even of those 84, 79 said they also would not give up their Israeli identity cards.

Nevertheless, this survey is hardly an outlier, and other Arabs feel similarly. A poll undertaken by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung at Tel Aviv University's Dayan Center in 2017, found that 60% of Arabs in Israel had a favorable attitude towards the State of Israel.

https://www.factsandlogic.org/if-israel-is-as-terrible-as-its-enemies-claim-why-do-so-many-palestinians-prefer-to-live-under-israeli-rule/

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Radicalization of Arab-Israelis is a threat to Israel - opinion.

David M. Weinberg, Jerusalem Post, Feb 10, 2022.

Two new studies warn of radicalization among Arab-Israelis and urge robust government action.

In recent years, I have been quite optimistic about the forward-looking integration of Arab-Israelis in broader Israeli society. So many positive polls and helpful government initiatives suggested that better Arab-Jewish relations were on the upswing.

But in the wake of May’s violent Arab riots and two just-published, in-depth and ill-boding studies, there is ample reason to worry that the progress could prove ephemeral. It is up to Israel to act swiftly against Arab-Israeli radicals so that Arab-Israeli moderates (the majority, I believe) can win the day.

Ostensibly, Arab-Israelis have gradually but inexorably moved to acceptance and even preference of life in the Jewish State of Israel. Recent polls suggest that 71% of Arab-Israelis feel that Israel is a good place to live; 68% prefer to live in Israel than in other countries; and 60% even says they feel Israel to be a home and a homeland. Ninety-three percent of Arab residents in eastern Jerusalem prefer to live under Israeli governance than that of the Palestinian Authority!

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-696157

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Survey: 75% of Israeli Arabs against Israel as a Jewish state.

Yoni Kempinsky, Israel National News, May 11, 2022.

— Israel Defense and Security Forum poll finds surprisingly large percentage of Israeli Arabs would not side with Israel during a war.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327376

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Poll: 75% of Arab citizens believe Jews have no right to sovereignty in Israel.

Hanan Greenwood, JNS, May 11, 2022.

The survey, conducted by Israeli NGO Habithonistim, found that should war erupt between Israel and Arab states, nearly equal numbers of Israel’s Arabs would fight for and against the Jewish state.

https://www.jns.org/poll-75-percent-of-arab-citizens-believe-jews-have-no-right-to-sovereignty-in-israel/

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73% of Palestinians want Abbas to step down - poll.

Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, March 26, 2022.

The poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), also showed that if new presidential elections were held today, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would defeat Abbas.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-702367

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Public Opinion Poll No (85) | PCPSR.

Two-thirds think it was right for Abbas to use the "Holocaust" in reference... during his visit to Germany; 26%

think it was wrong for him to use that term.

(13-17 September 2022).

https://www.imra.org.il/story.php?id=73884

Poll: Palestine President Abbas' popularity rose after statements in Germany.

Middle East Monitor, August 26, 2022

http://web.archive.org/web/20220826145420/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220826-poll-palestine-president-abbas-popularity-rose-after-statements-in-germany/

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Majority Of Palestinians Favor More Armed Groups - Poll - I24NEWS.

15 Dec 2022 — 72 percent of the Palestinian public said they favored forming armed groups like the Lions' Den.

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/palestinian-territories/1671024115-majority-of-palestinians-favor-more-armed-groups-poll

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Arab crime in Israel: 47% of murders are committed by Israeli Arabs.

Israel National News, Dec 29, 2022.

— Over a third of Israelis fear for their personal security. "Israel is turning into a violent country."

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/365126

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Most online antisemitism stems from Palestinians, pro-Palestinian circles - report.

Zvika Klein, Jerusalem Post, Jan 29, 2023.

According to the comprehensive research carried out by the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, 68% of antisemitic discourse on social media is from Palestinian or progressive pro-Palestinian circles.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-729989

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More Palestinians than ever want Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem – poll.

By Sam Halpern, Jerusalem Post, March 5, 2023.

— A Palestinian poll indicates shifts in the attitudes of east Jerusalemites toward Israel over the last decade.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-733398

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Most Palestinians support Huwara terror attack, poll finds.

According to the results of this poll, 71% of respondents said they supported the shooting of the Yaniv brothers in Huwara, while 21% expressed opposition to this and similar armed attacks.

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, March 18, 2023. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-734690

Poll: 71% of Palestinian Arabs support Huwara terrorist shooting.

David Rosenberg, Israel National News, Mar 20, 2023.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/368971

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Poll: More than half of Palestinians support a third Intifada.

Daniel Ben-David, The JC, 24 Mar 2023.

https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/poll-more-than-half-of-palestinians-support-a-third-intifada-6A5FVef0iGCbKNIx4qXUB8

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Most Israeli Arabs support Shin Bet joining fight against crime - poll.

Jerusalem Post Staff, June 23, 2023.

— 52% of Israeli Arabs said they aren't concerned about the use of strategies such as cell phone tracking

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-747386

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Most Palestinians support 'armed struggle' against Israel – poll.

By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost, June 15, 2023.

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-746400

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Survey: PA Arabs Blame Everybody for the Nakba Except PA Arabs.

By David Israel - 26 Sivan 5783 – June 15, 2023. JewishPress.

... The latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip between June 7 and 11 (Public Opinion Poll No 88), examine the 75th anniversary of the “Nakba,” and its findings indicate that the overwhelming majority of PA Arabs blame Arab or international parties, or the Zionist movement, for their “national catastrophe,” while “internal Palestinian weakness comes at the bottom of the list.”

The PSR concluded that “although this outcome was expected, the small percentage that saw Palestinian weakness as responsible for the Nakba indicates the persistence of a huge Palestinian sense of victimhood.”

https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/survey-pa-arabs-blame-everybody-for-the-nakba-except-pa-arabs/2023/06/15/

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Where Are the Palestinian Concessions for Peace?

Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute,  September 28, 2023.

... As the results of the PCPSR poll showed, the Palestinian public is not impressed with the proposed concessions.

If the Palestinian Authority is currently unable or unwilling to prevent terror groups from attacking Israelis, it is truly delusional to think that it would be more diligent in controlling security in any new areas it received from Israel. Abbas has not been willing to send his security officers to arrest or kill the terrorists based in the cities of Jenin and Nablus. He knows that if he does, his people will condemn him as a "traitor" and "collaborator" with Israel, and quickly dispatch him to "drink tea up there" with the Egypt's murdered President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated for brokering his country's 1979 peace deal with Israel. Moreover, Abbas will not go against the terrorists as long as they do not physically go against him.

Most of all, the idea of transferring more land to the Palestinians is terrible because sends a message to the Palestinian Authority that, after it failed to combat terrorism in land under its control, it will be rewarded with even more land...

The Palestinian Authority (PA), through its "Pay-for-Slay" program, proudly rewards terrorists who murder or wound Jews. In just one year, "Ramallah paid out around NIS 600 million ($187 million) in salaries for Palestinians imprisoned, jailed, or killed by Israel in 2020, according to a senior Palestine Liberation Organization official." In 2018, PA President Mahmoud Abbas said: "We will neither reduce nor withhold the allowances of the families of martyrs, prisoners, and released prisoners... if we had one single penny left, we would spend it on the families of the martyrs and the prisoners." 

As the poll illustrates, support for anti-Israel terrorism among the Palestinians has risen from 53% (three months ago) to 58% today...

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20001/palestinian-concessions-peace

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Poll No.101.

October 2023.

West Bank.

Jerusalem Media And Communication Center.

  

West Bank sympathetic and supportive of surprise attack by Hamas. Optimism for a positive outcome of the war; expectations that Hezbollah will join.

Increasing trust in Hamas and its leaders 

 

A public opinion poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, (JMCC) , showed that the Overall mood in the West Bank is sympathetic with the Hamas attack and optimistic about its outcome. 

 

In the first Palestinian public opinion poll in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem on the current war, the majority of respondents, 69.9% said they were surprised by the Hamas attack on October 7, as opposed to 16.8% who said they had expected it, but not of this magnitude, while 11.9% said they had expected it. 

 

The poll shows that the majority of respondents, 72.6% believe the attack by the resistance represents the best method to confront Israel for achieving the goals of the Palestinian people, while 18.5% said they did not think it was the best method. Meanwhile, the majority of those polled, 67.1% said they believe the outcome of the current war between Israel and the resistance will be in favor of the resistance, while 16.8% said it would not be in favor of both sides and 7% said it would end in favor of Israel.  

 

If Israel decides to carry out a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, the majority of those polled, 

69.1% said they expected that this invasion would not be in Israel’s favor, while 6.3% said it would.  

 

Regarding the impact of this war on the future and standing of both Israel and Hamas, the majority of respondents, 71.5% said it would result in Israel’s standing worsening in the region as opposed to 17.5% who said they did not expect it to change. Conversely, the majority of respondents, 71.6% said they expected the outcome of the war would improve Hamas’ standing in the region, while 11.9% said it would not...

Methodology:

A random sample of 715 people over the age of 18 was interviewed face-to-face throughout the West Bank between 21th October 2023 and 23th October 2023.

https://jmcc.org/en/File/76ey1902Y76e/POLL-NO101-West-Bank-sympathetic-and-supportive-of-surprise-attack-by-Hamas-Optimism-for-a-positive-outcome-of-the-war;-expectations-that-Hezbollah-will-join-Increasing-trust-in-Hamas-and-its-leaders

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Palestinian Poll find West Bankers more radical than Gazans both in support

for October 7th Hamas "resistance" and view of the most radical groups

(overwhelming majorities for Jew-less Palestine from river to sea).

Dr. Aaron Lerner, IMRA, 26 November 2023.

Public Opinion Polls

Gaza Survey 7th October.

Tables of Results.

14 November 2023.

https://www.imra.org.il/story.php?id=74050

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Palestinian poll shows a rise in Hamas support and close to 90% wanting US-backed Abbas to resign.

By Karin Laub. December 13, 2023.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-opinion-poll-wartime-views-a0baade915619cd070b5393844bc4514

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Palestinian Support for Hamas and War Remains High: Survey.

Public • By Pesach Benson • 21 March, 2024.

Jerusalem, 21 March, 2024 (TPS) -- A survey of Palestinians living in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority released on Wednesday found popular support for Hamas remains high despite the war.

The poll, conducted by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and and Survey Research found that 71% of Palestinians surveyed viewed Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel as correct. This perception was identical between Palestinians living in the PA and Gaza.

The survey also found that Palestinian satisfaction with Hamas remains stable at 70% (75% in the PA and 62% in Gaza) and with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at 61% (68% in the PA and 52% in Gaza). Satisfaction with Fatah was much lower at 27% (24% in the PA and 32% in Gaza) and with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at 14% (8% in the PA and 22% in Gaza).

Compared to a December survey, support for Hamas rose in Gaza by 10% but dropped 10% in the Palestinian Authority

https://tps.co.il/articles/palestinian-support-for-hamas-and-war-remains-high-survey/

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Most Palestinians Support October 7 Attack, Dissatisfied With Abbas and Fatah.

FDD. June 14, 2024.

   

Latest Developments.

More than two-thirds of Palestinians support Hamas’s decision to launch its killing spree in southern Israel on October 7, according to a Palestinian poll released on June 12. The poll, published by the Ramallah-based non-profit Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, also indicates that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction remain deeply unpopular. On the issue of food security, 64 percent of Palestinians in Gaza responded that they have enough food for one or two days. Some of the aid donated to the Palestinians is being sold in Gaza on the black market.

Expert Analysis.

“Palestinians in both the West Bank and Gaza are deeply radicalized to hate Israel and Jews. Deradicalization of Palestinian society — in the government, schools, mosques, and media — needs to go to the top of ‘day after’ policy discussions.” — Richard Goldberg, FDD Senior Advisor

“By intensifying hostility towards Israel and increasingly recognizing a Palestinian state that has yet to develop, the international community is rewarding Hamas for massacring Jews. Palestinians are understanding the message loud and clear: violence works.” — David May, FDD Research Manager and Senior Research Analyst

Widespread Support for Hamas’s October 7 Attack.

Only nine percent of Palestinians think that Hamas has committed war crimes since October 7, while 90 percent of Palestinians have not seen videos showing Hamas’s treatment of Israeli civilians. Additionally, increased international political attacks on Israel and growing support for Palestinian statehood have reinforced the Palestinians’ positive view of the October 7 atrocities, with 82 percent of Palestinians believing that the attack has “revived international attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and that it could lead to increased recognition of Palestinian statehood.”

Plurality of Palestinians Support Hamas

Satisfaction with Hamas’s performance since October 7 stands at 75 percent, compared to 24 percent for its rival, Fatah. Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar enjoys a 65 percent satisfaction rating compared to Abbas’s 10 percent. Nearly 90 percent of Palestinians want Abbas to resign.

The poll also found that 40 percent of Palestinians support Hamas, compared to only 20 percent for Fatah. The poll found that 69 percent view the PA as a burden, 65 percent oppose a two-state solution, and 63 percent support armed intifada.

If a three-way election occurred between Marwan Barghouti, who is serving multiple life sentences for his role in the murder of Jews during the Second Intifada, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Abbas, 42 percent would support Barghouti, 27 percent would support Haniyeh, and five percent would support Abbas. In a contest between Haniyeh and Abbas, Haniyeh would prevail with 43 percent to Abbas’s 11 percent.

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/06/14/most-palestinians-support-october-7-attack-dissatisfied-with-abbas-and-fatah/

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Half of Gazans say Hamas did the right thing on Oct. 7.

May 8, 2025, JNS.

Half of Gaza’s residents, or some 1.1 million Palestinians, believe that Hamas’s decision to carry out the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre in Israel was “correct,” according to an opinion poll published by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) this week.

https://www.jns.org/half-of-gazans-say-hamas-did-the-right-thing-on-oct-7/

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Most Palestinians would relocate from Gaza strip if given opportunity.

Most respondents were in favor of temporary relocation, with some seeking permanent relocation and a small minority in favor of sending relatives abroad.

By Jerusalem Post Staff. March 21, 2025.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-847041

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59% of Palestinians under the Palestinian Authority: October 7 was “correct decision”.

Ephraim D. Tepler and Itamar Marcus. Pal Watch. May 8, 2025.

[Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research website] 

More than a year and a half after the Hamas-led atrocities of October 7, 59% of Palestinians polled in the "West Bank" still think that Hamas' made the "correct decision" to torture, rape, burn alive, murder, and kidnap hundreds of hostages—even including children—according to the most respected Palestinian polling agency.

The new poll by Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research asks: "In your view, was Hamas' decision to launch its offensive against Israel on 7 October a correct or incorrect one?" The polling shows a continuation of the pattern of decreasing support since December 2023, when the first poll was taken after the October 7 atrocities. It found that 82% of "West Bank" Palestinians thought October 7 was a "correct decision." In March and June 2024, just over 70% of Palestinians there supported it. In September 2024, support dropped to 64%. And now, 59% still say it was a "correct decision."

The slow but continuous decline in support directly correlates with the worsening military defeat in Gaza. Although the overwhelming majority of Palestinians supported and still support the atrocities, as the cost goes up, fewer think it was the correct decision.

https://palwatch.org/page/37148 

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All Palestinians “praised and cheered” Oct. 7, admits Abbas’ advisor.

Nan Jacques Zilberdik. PalWatch, Jul 28, 2025.

Abbas' advisor: "Emotionally Oct. 7 stirred the emotions of all of us".

Criticizing Hamas for the "disaster" suffered by Palestinians because of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and ensuing war, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' advisor admitted that the massacre itself was "praised and cheered" by Palestinians. In fact, the murder of over 1,100 Israelis including over 800 civilians, the wounding of over 5,000, and the kidnapping of 251 "stirred their emotions":

https://palwatch.org/page/37224

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Palestinians prefer Hamas to Anthony Albanese’s pick Mahmoud Abbas, data shows.

The leader who convinced Anthony Albanese to recognise a Palestinian state has the support of fewer than one in six people in the occupied territories, while satisfaction with Hamas sits at nearly 60 per cent.

Ben Packham, The Australian. August 12, 2025.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/palestinians-prefer-hamas-to-anthony-albaneses-pick-mahmoud-abbas-data-shows/news-story/c6c9c2a9225b41b1aa37b0ed9d9e236f

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More than half of Palestinians still back Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, survey finds.

Gazans' support for the deadliest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust rose to 44%, up by seven percentage points since May.

Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS, Oct. 29, 2025.

https://www.jns.org/more-than-half-of-palestinians-still-back-hamass-oct-7-massacre-survey-finds/

Palestinians support Hamas, reject disarming: poll.

Forty-one per cent of Palestinians favour "armed struggle" over negotiations, pacifism in quest of Palestinian state

Bryan Passifiume, Toronto Sun. Oct 31, 2025.

https://torontosun.com/news/palestinians-support-hamas-reject-disarming-poll

Poll: Support for Hamas continues to grow among Palestinian Arabs.

80% of Palestinian Arabs seek to oust PA Chairman Abbas, while a growing number want Hamas in charge.

Dalit Halevi, Israel National News, Nov 2, 2025.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/417167

Hamas was not broken - it just learned to play on two fields.

Two years after October 7, Hamas was not broken. It simply learned to play on multiple fields while gaining legitimacy in many diplomatic and Arab arenas.

By Sagiv Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, November 23, 2025.

Two years after the October 7 massacre, the Israeli hope that Hamas would emerge from the war politically defeated has been shattered by the hard data of the latest poll published by Dr. Khalil Shikaki (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, October 2025).

To the deep disappointment of US President Donald Trump and Israel, Hamas is not merely surviving; it is actually getting stronger. Not because of battlefield success but precisely because it managed to rebrand the release of thousands of prisoners and the ceasefire as a “perceptual victory” that restores its legitimacy on both sides of the Green Line.

The numbers speak for themselves.

Some 53% of Palestinians still consider the decision to launch the October 7 attack “the correct decision.” Yes, support has dropped, but more than half of the Palestinian public still thinks that way. In the West Bank, the figure has remained steady at 59%. In Gaza, it plummeted to 38% in spring 2025, when destruction was at its peak, yet it immediately jumped back to 44% after the prisoner deal. Hamas has regained the street legitimacy of the move even in the ruins of Khan Yunis.

Pro-Hamas, anti-PA.

The exact same pattern appears when examining satisfaction with Hamas’s performance in the war: 66% in the West Bank and 51% in Gaza, a clear majority in both regions.

Ask Palestinians whether Hamas should be disarmed, and the answer is unequivocal – no. An overwhelming 87% in the West Bank and 55% in Gaza oppose it. In other words, even in Gaza, after two years of hell, a majority still wants an armed Hamas because it is the only one that delivers tangible achievements like prisoner releases.

In hypothetical elections, Hamas retains its majority: 41% support in Gaza and 32% in the West Bank; in parliamentary elections, it would get 49% in Gaza and 40% in the West Bank.

The Palestinian public has simply grown sick of the so-called “moderate” camp – the Palestinian Authority. Some 80% demand PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s resignation, and only 23% are satisfied with him. The PA is seen as a burden and corrupt; it has no real base of support anywhere.

Exhaustion in Gaza.

The only noticeable change in Gaza is sheer exhaustion. Support for armed struggle has dropped there to 30% (compared to 49% in the West Bank), while support for a two-state solution on the 1967 lines with tough conditions has skyrocketed to 61% (versus just 33% in the West Bank).

Gazans are willing to listen to ideas about a committee of experts (51% support), an Arab force without disarmament (53%), or a coordination role for the PA, but everything rests on one non-negotiable condition: Hamas remains armed and in control.

No, the people of Gaza have not suddenly realized that making peace with Israel is the answer. They simply want food, electricity, and reconstruction. They still believe Hamas will give them those things without selling out “national honor.”

In the West Bank, which felt only parts of the war on terror, there is no exhaustion, only accumulating rage. Personal security has collapsed to 15%, “the occupation” is once again the number-one problem, and Hamas is seen as the one that finally moved something after decades of stagnation in Ramallah.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-874869

Untangling Extremism: What Public Opinion Reveals About Deradicalization in Gaza.

Sharon Levy, Honest Reporting, November 18, 2025

Key takeaways:

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-Polls show deep, persistent radicalization in Palestinian society, with majority support for Hamas.. rejection of disarmament, and declining support for a two-state solution — highlighting that extremism, not Israeli policy, is the core barrier to peace.

-Hostage testimonies expose civilian complicity with terror groups, including Gazans participating in mob violence, holding hostages in private homes, and even journalists doubling as Hamas operatives — underscoring how deeply terrorism is embedded in Gaza’s social fabric.

-Deradicalization, not diplomacy alone, is essential for any real peace, as generations have been raised on education systems and media steeped in antisemitism and violent indoctrination, making ideological reform a prerequisite for lasting coexistence.

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The newest PSR poll found that still more than 50% of Palestinians support Hamas’ actions on October 7..

https://honestreporting.com/untangling-extremism-what-public-opinion-reveals-about-deradicalization-in-gaza/

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