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60 Percent of Palestinians Say Goal Is Reclaiming All of Historic Palestine


(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) David Pollock - A new West Bank-Gaza public opinion survey conducted on June 15-17, 2014, shows that fewer than 30% of Palestinians now support a "two-state solution": a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state in lasting peace with Israel. Moreover, 60% say that the five-year goal "should be to work toward reclaiming all of historic Palestine, from the river to the sea." Nearly two-thirds said "resistance should continue until all of historic Palestine is liberated," while only a third said that "it might be necessary to give up some of our claims so that our people and our children can have a better life." Moreover, almost two-thirds said a two-state solution would be "part of a 'program of stages,' to liberate all of historic Palestine later."
2014-06-26 00:00:00
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