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

[Mosby]

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the devastated Gaza Strip, and an overwhelming rejection of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, with nearly 90% saying he must resign.

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Despite the devastation, 57% of respondents in Gaza and 82% in the West Bank believe Hamas was correct in launching the October attack, the poll indicated. A large majority believed Hamas’ claims that it acted to defend a major Islamic shrine in Jerusalem against Jewish extremists and win the release of Palestinian prisoners. Only 10% said they believed Hamas has committed war crimes, with a large majority saying they did not see videos showing the militants committing atrocities.

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Overall, 88% want Abbas to resign, up by 10 percentage points from three months ago. In the West Bank, 92% called for the resignation of the octogenarian who has presided over an administration widely seen as corrupt, autocratic and ineffective.

At the same time, 44% in the West Bank said they supported Hamas, up from just 12% in September. In Gaza, the militants enjoyed 42% support, up slightly from 38% three months ago.

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

[getagrip_already]

1. Who conducted the poll - hamas?

lol.

Is this like putin taking a poll in russia?

[Freethinker65]

2. Reality is, whoever is seen as bringing an end to this war will have the support of those living through it.

[Stargleamer]

3. To be expected given the 24,000+ Palestinians that have been killed

The Israeli government really knows how to add gasoline to a fire.

[LymphocyteLover]

6. Personally, I'd be upset at the leadership that brought massive death and destruction upon my people

but maybe that's just me. Of course, Gazans may not even know the truth about the start of this war and the hostage situation.

[Stargleamer]

7. No it's not just you. . .

The Israeli government and most likely a lot of Israelis too blame Hamas for the bombing of Palestinian hospitals and the killing of tons of Palestinian children--the Israeli government just couldn't help itself, in its response to October 7 and had to subject Palestinians to 12-fold the suffering Israelis experienced on October 7.

[LymphocyteLover]

8. If I were an Israeli, I would blame Netanyahu for letting Oct 7th happen and for keeping Palestinians from

getting a state.

But Gazans should still be upset at what their leadership did. All Hamas has to do is surrender, release the hostages and the attacks from Israel, which are geared towards Hamas, would end.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I wouldn't be surprised, Netanyahu is doing his best to raise Hamas' poll numbers

around the world.

Thanks for the thread Mosby

[Eugene]

5. The issue is credibility among the Palestinian people.

Even if a majority of Palestinians don't approve of Hamas rule,
Hamas gets more credit for doing something, however counter-
productive, than Abbas. Palestinians are more credulous
of Hamas propaganda than that of the Israelis killing them.
That shouldn't be a real surprise.

Even if annihilating Hamas was a realistic prospect, it is only
a short term fix without a credible alternative government.
Netanyahu's proposal for hand-picked puppets will not
accomplish this.