Poll: 66% of Palestinians say gov't must honor agreements

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Last update - 19:20 20/02/2006


Poll: 66% of Palestinians say gov't must honor agreements

By Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz Correspondent

In the first poll in the territories since Hamas' victory, 66 percent of respondents said the new government should honor the Palestinian Authority's commitment to negotiations with Israel.

Among Hamas voters, only 12 percent said they chose Hamas for its political agenda, while 43 percent said they were fed up with Fatah's corruption. The rest said they were hoping for a better life or voted for religious reasons.

The pollsters from the Jerusalem Media & Communication Center are aware that all Palestinian surveys had failed to predict Hamas' success. Their last poll was better than others, they said, since it predicted Fatah would win by just 2 percent. "The intelligence services of Israel and other countries were wrong, and their mistake was even greater than ours," staffers said.

A a large majority, 74 percent, said they had not expected a Hamas landslide. The poll confirms that most Palestinians, 58 percent, still believe the conflict with Israel should be resolved on the basis of the two-state principle. A binational state received support from 22 percent, while 10 percent favored a Palestinian state on the entire land.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. Sounds like the have no clue how to poll that population. nt.

[Coastie for Truth]

2. Look at that one paragraph again.....

The poll confirms that most Palestinians, 58 percent, still believe the conflict with Israel should be resolved on the basis of the two-state principle.

A binational state received support from 22 percent,

while 10 percent favored a Palestinian state on the entire land.