A fascinating survey of West Bank Palestinians

Some reasons for optimism and pessimism in the poll of Palestinians in the West Bank.

• Only 26% support and 46% oppose what Hamas did on 7 October 2023
• Only 31% support kidnapping of civilians and 57% oppose
• 52% support a two state solution, 28% support a Palestine covering Israel with no Jews and 16% support a single state with Jews and Palestinians.
• Support for a possible two state solution rises to 75% when given details
• However 56% believe Israel has no right to exist.
• 43% support negotiations, 25% non violent resistance and 17% armed struggle
• 39% wants Gaza governed by a Fatah-Hamas coalition, 24% by the Palestinian Authority, 17% a technocratic government and 8% Hamas

There are real differences of opinion between Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. One shouldn’t think of them as a monolithic bloc. In East Jerusalem more Palestinians want Israeli citizenship than Palestinian for example.