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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-874869
Poll Shows Rising Hamas Support in West Bank, Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Sagiv Steinberg - Hamas is not merely surviving, it is actually getting stronger because it managed to rebrand the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and the ceasefire as a "victory." According to the October 2025 poll published by Dr. Khalil Shikaki at the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, more than half of the Palestinian public (53%) still think the decision to launch the Oct. 7 attack was "the correct decision." Moreover, 66% in the West Bank and 51% in Gaza were satisfied with Hamas's performance in the war. 87% in the West Bank and 55% in Gaza oppose disarming Hamas. The story Palestinians are telling themselves after the ceasefire is a story of resistance that succeeded despite the heavy blow it took. The writer is CEO and director of communications at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs.