I was also initially confused, Hari, by what seem like contradictory findings in the survey. The reporting is somewhat convoluted. But on a closer reading of the summary and the data, the results seem to indicate:
1. There has been an 11 point slide in Hamas' popularity since the last poll three months ago but it is still significantly higher than before its raid. 2. Notwithstanding the slide in popularity for Hamas, there has been an increase in it remaining in control of Gaza compared to the alternatives - the return of the PA, an Arab peacekeeping force, or less controversially, a Turkish presence. The "lesser evil", you might say. 3. And, again notwithstanding the slide in popularity for Hamas, the "diplomatic fallout" of its raid is widely viewed as having put the Palestine question and the possibility of statehood back on the international agenda. If I recall correctly, another finding in the survey was that very few believe the two-state solution will be realized even though support for it as an alternative to armed struggle has increased. That seems to point to increasing despair in Palestine, though elsewhere it reports that Gazans have become more confident that Israel's plan to occupy the strip will be thwarted, As I'm sure you have, I've learned to take polls witj a grain of salt because they usually have inconsistencies which makes them more suggestive than definitive. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29642): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29642 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105107489/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
