(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) David Pollock - From 2010 to 2015, the proportion of east Jerusalem Arabs who said they would prefer Israeli to Palestinian citizenship rose from 35% to 52%. But in a survey conducted Jan. 23-Feb. 11, 2020, this figure dropped to 15%, compared with 70% who would choose citizenship in a Palestinian state. The dream to regain all of Palestine persists. Like their cousins in the West Bank and Gaza, 59% of east Jerusalem Arabs prefer a five-year goal of "regaining all of historical Palestine for the Palestinians," compared with 32% who favor a two-state solution. Over 2/3 said "the conflict should not end and resistance should continue until all of historic Palestine is liberated." Around 3/4 say "any compromise with Israel should only be temporary." Moreover, 2/3 agree that "We should demand Palestinian rule over all of Jerusalem, east and west, rather than agree to share or divide any part of it with Israel." 61% "somewhat" or "strongly" agree that "the Palestinians should move to a new intifada and make armed struggle their top priority."
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