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zaph@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

So you’re fine with a nearly 20 year old vote, when the majority of the population is under 20, being the justification for “they chose Hamas?”

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man_in_space@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You tell me:

Fatah wins against Hamas in West Bank cities and Hamas wins in Gaza Strip cities [given a putative snap election]

To break the deadlock, 56% support popular non-violent resistance, 50% support a return to armed intifada [emphasis mine], and 48% support dissolving the PA

The largest percentage (42%) views armed struggle as the most effective means of ending the occupation

You tell me:

In the poll, 53% of the 1,200 Palestinians surveyed said they believed Hamas is "most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people." By contrast, just 14% said the same of Fatah.

You tell me (PDF warning):

It’s not letting me select and copy from it; read the damn thing.

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- zaph@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I don’t trust polls in the US why should I trust them anywhere else? I’m talking about votes, things that have a chance to change things.
  
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  - man_in_space@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I did my best to avoid Israeli sources when finding these polls for that exact reason. If you’re going to ignore the evidence I’ve given you in response to your claims, there is no further point in engaging with you.
    
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    zaph@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Israeli sources aren’t the only problem with polls. Polls are pretty notoriously bad.
    
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