44 percent of people in the West Bank supported Hamas, while in September it was just 12 percent. This emerged from research published on Wednesday by the renowned Palestinian research institute PSR, which was reportedly prepared in conjunction with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. According to the PSR, 1,231 representatively selected adults were interviewed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The fluctuation range should be 4%.
Abbas is losing popularity
Also in Gaza stripwhere more than 18,600 people died, nearly 50,600 were injured, and great destruction was caused in the Israeli military offensive to destroy Hamas, Hamas's reputation increased, albeit less sharply, by 38 percent. 42 percent.
Meanwhile, the popularity of the more moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, continued to decline. According to the survey, 88% of those interviewed were in favor of his resignation.
However, opinions differ among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the question of whether Hamas' attack on Israel more than two months ago was correct.
Gaza Strip: 57 percent support massacres
While In the West Bank, 82 percent supported the attack, was only 57 percent in the directly affected coastal strip. However, only 1 percent of respondents in the West Bank and 17 percent in the Gaza Strip believe Israel could achieve its war objective of destroying Hamas. Nearly two-thirds expect Hamas to continue to govern the Gaza Strip in the future.
90 percent deny massacres
90 percent of respondents said Hamas did not commit atrocities in Israel, as evidenced by videos and testimonies from survivors. A large majority accuses Western supporters of Israel, especially the US, of moral failure in the face of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Most believe that Western countries' support for a two-state solution is not really serious.