• @zaph@sh.itjust.works
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      42 years ago

      So you’re fine with a nearly 20 year old vote, when the majority of the population is under 20, being the justification for “they chose Hamas?”

      • man_in_space
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        12 years ago

        You tell me:

        Fatah wins against Hamas in West Bank cities and Hamas wins in Gaza Strip cities [given a putative snap election]

        To break the deadlock, 56% support popular non-violent resistance, 50% support a return to armed intifada [emphasis mine], and 48% support dissolving the PA

        The largest percentage (42%) views armed struggle as the most effective means of ending the occupation

        You tell me:

        In the poll, 53% of the 1,200 Palestinians surveyed said they believed Hamas is “most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people.” By contrast, just 14% said the same of Fatah.

        You tell me (PDF warning):

        It’s not letting me select and copy from it; read the damn thing.