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Thursday, May 18, 2006
What Do the Palestinians Want?
"Most Palestinians, according to a poll released two weeks ago, think they would fare better by working out their differences with Israel around a negotiating table than they would by dealing themselves out of and having Israel redraw its borders without Palestinian input. Just under three-quarters of Palestinians say they would prefer a negotiated solution to unilateral withdrawals, such as Israel's pull-out from Gaza last year, pollsters at the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion and Survey Research in Ramallah found. And yet, 59 percent of Palestinians polled say they oppose Hamas agreeing to recognize Israel now."
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And yet I insist: The ones polled are 35% of the overall palestinians. The title is quite misleading, but quite consistant with the post 93 discourse.
Yes, the Palestinians polled are those in the West Bank and Gaza and it is important to mention that. But do you think the Palestinians in the diaspora are opposed to a negotiated political solution? I don't think so--as long as that solution does not ignore them.
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