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Plurality of W. Bank youth oppose knife attacks while majority of Gazans support them

A Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre found that 47.4% of W. Bank youth oppose knife attacks; it also indicated that 40.9% of W. Bank youth believe the recent terror attacks serve the Palestinian cause.

A Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre poll found a plurality of West Bank youth oppose the knife attacks against Israelis, while an absolute majority of Gaza youth supports them.

 

 

In particular, the poll revealed that 47.4 percent of West Bank youth and 21.1 percent of Gaza youth oppose the knife attacks, whereas 46.4 percent of West Bank youth and 78.6 percent of Gaza youth support them. These results come on the heels of a Palestinian Center for Research and Survey Policy poll in March, which surveyed the general Palestinian population and also found a plurality oppose the knife attacks in the West Bank and a majority back them in Gaza.

 

Palestinian youth throwing stones at IDF (Photo: AFP)
Palestinian youth throwing stones at IDF (Photo: AFP)

 

Meanwhile, the poll indicated that 40.9 percent of West Bank youth and 66.6 percent of Gaza youth believe that the recent terror attacks serve the Palestinian cause.

 

Moreover, a plurality of 42.8 percent of Palestinian of Palestinian youth said they support the two-state solution, while 19.1 percent expressed a preference for a bi-national state. However, an overwhelming majority of 67 percent believe that negotiations will not succeed and 64.3 percent oppose cooperating with "like-minded" youth to resolve the conflict.

 

The poll also revealed that 60.3 percent of Palestinian youth approved of the Palestinian Authority's performance, saying it was "good or very good." Despite the high approval rating, the PA has recently faced major protests against its education, social security, and other policies.

 

Regarding presidential elections, Palestinian youth favor President Mahmoud Abbas over Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. 37.9 percent of Palestinian youth said they would vote for Abbas, whereas 23.9% said they would cast ballot for Hamas leader Haniyeh. Nonetheless, few Palestinian youth said they trust any of their political leaders. Specifically, 16 percent and 13 percent said they trust Abbas and Haniyeh, respectively, and 32.7 percent said they do not trust any leader.

 

 

 

The poll surveyed 635 West Bank youth and 365 Gaza youth from almost every province in the Palestinian Territories and yielded 3 percent margin for error.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.26.16, 10:24
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