INCREASING TIES
Public Opinion Polls Gaza Survey 7th October: Arab World for Research and Development, Nov. 14, 2023
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What Do the Palestinians Want?: Caroline B. Glick, JNS, Nov. 19, 2023
What Palestinians Really Think of Hamas: Amaney A. Jamal and Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, Oct. 25, 2023
The Palestinian People Lacks a Right to Full, Independent Statehood: Allen Z. Hertz, Isranet, Nov. 21, 2023
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank Strongly Support Hamas, October 7 Attack: Danielle Greyman-Kennard, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 17, 2023 — After Hamas’ devastating October 7 massacre in which some 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, the globe was divided into people able to condemn the attack and people perceiving the terrorists as “freedom fighters.”
73% of Palestinians Want Abbas to Step Down – Poll: Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 26, 2023 — Neither Hamas nor the ruling Fatah faction headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas deserve to represent and lead the Palestinian people, according to a public opinion poll published over the weekend. While 33% said that neither side deserves such a role, 31% believe that Hamas is slightly more deserving than Fatah under Abbas, which polled 29%.
Israel Must Defeat Hamas: Frank Miele, Real Clear Politics, Nov. 20, 2023 — The Oct. 7 attack on Israel drew the lines between barbarism and civilization more clearly than any other event in the Western world since World War II.
Israel Ignored Hamas’ Rhetoric for Years; The Palestinian Authority Is Just As Bad: Nadav Shraga, Israel Hayom, Nov. 12, 2023 — The Americans have a theory. Over the last few weeks, alongside the unprecedented level of support and aid that they have granted Israel in the current military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, they have also been sharing their plan with the prime minister and a number of senior cabinet ministers: after Hamas has been defeated, either immediately or gradually, the “good guys” from the Palestinian Authority (PA) – possibly with the aid of other moderate Arab states – will take over the reins of government in the Gaza Strip too.