Poll: Most Palestinians Oppose Abbas and Olso, Support Stabbings

Haaretz reports:

Some two-thirds of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip support the use of knives in the current confrontations with Israelis, back the resignation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and advocate abandoning the Oslo accords with Israel, according to the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.

The pollsters noted several trends compared to the previous survey in September. They observed that “a growing majority supports return to an armed intifada; and a growing majority continues to reject the two-state solution.” While 68 percent of the 1,270 adults surveyed said they supported abandoning the Oslo accords, 67 percent of those supporters believe Abbas is not serious about doing so. Researchers referred to the “Oslo generation” of youths between the ages of 18 and 22, who they say are the most supportive of an armed intifada and the least supportive of a two-state solution

 

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