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Source: https://www.pcpsr.org/en/node/991
Palestinian Poll: Support for Oct. 7 Attack Falls in Gaza
(PSR-PA) Dr. Khalil Shikaki - The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) conducted a poll in the West Bank and Gaza on September 3-7, 2024. In Gaza, support for Hamas's decision to launch an offensive against Israel on Oct. 7 was 39%, down from 71% in March. 57% said the decision was incorrect, up from 23% in March. Support for Oct. 7 in the West Bank was 64% versus 21% opposed. When asked if Hamas had committed the atrocities seen in the videos from Oct. 7 against Israeli civilians, such as killing women and children in their homes, 89% said Hamas did not commit such atrocities, and only 8% said it did. Asked who will win the war, only 28% of Gazans said Hamas, down from 56% in March. 25% said Israel. 65% in the West Bank said Hamas will win. Asked who will rule Gaza after the war ends, 37% of Gazans said Hamas, down from 46% three months ago. 70% in the West Bank said Hamas. 77% of West Bankers say they fear the spread of war from Gaza to the West Bank. 63% of West Bankers believe that if the war spreads to the West Bank, Israel will succeed in destroying most of its cities, as it did in Gaza. Asked which political party they support, in the West Bank, 37% said Hamas, while 18% said Fatah. In Gaza, 35% said Hamas, while 26% said Fatah. Overall, 43% believe that Hamas is most deserving to represent and lead the Palestinian people today, while 19% say Fatah. 58% oppose the concept of a two-state solution, while 39% support it. 48% support armed struggle as the best means of achieving Palestinian goals, while 30% support negotiations and 15% support peaceful popular resistance. In the West Bank, 56% support armed struggle, while 24% support negotiations. In Gaza, 40% support negotiations, while 36% support armed struggle.