[yonif]

But most around the world, including this US administration, say that these terrorists are "fringe" groups of their society, and groups that the "peaceful" Palestinian Arabs do not support....

[Ashamed Canadian]

Remember them all celebrating in the streets after 9-11....says it all, really.

[yonif]

The poll found that 61.8 percent of Palestinians supported suicide attacks

Terrorist groups, like Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, are supported by a majority of this Arab population. They are mainstream in their society....

[theDentist]

Another way of saying it: "62% of Palestinians Hateful, Useful Idiots"

[Mark17]

62 percent of Palestinians support suicide attacks – poll

You mean, ONLY 62%. I thought it would have been much higher.

[onedoug]

Islamist death cult.

No Arab state in Eretz Yisrael.

EVER!

[ozzymandus]

So why don't 62% of palestinians commit suicide and get it over with?

[ken5050]

The, ahem.."margin of error" in this case should be 100%

[Naspino]

This might be of interest POll from 2001

[cardinal4]

But most around the world, including this US administration, say that these terrorists are "fringe" groups of their society, and groups that the "peaceful" Palestinian Arabs do not support....

62% is not a fringe group..

[Our man in washington]

I suggest a new poll:

"Would you support homicide attacks if you knew there was a 100 percent chance that the Israelis would burn the home of the terrorist as well as all homes in the neighborhood, kill 1,000 Palestinians for every Israeli who dies, permanently extend Israel's border into the west bank by 1000 feet for every Israeli who dies, and force all Palestinians off of the appropriated land?"

The results might be interesting, and rather useful in formulating future Israeli policy.

[Lee Heggy]

"61.8 percent of Palestinians supported suicide attacks, 67.9% said they supported the resumption of "military operations" against Israel"

That leaves 6.1% that don't want to commit suicide out of the two groups, (which I think are probably the same group) OK, bring on the 6.1% that want to fight and let them duke it out with the IDF and let the the 61.8% commit suicide. Done.

[stevem]

I wonder what percent of these wannabees would approve of leading a suicide attack i.e. being a focal point.

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[petercooper]

we should not give a nickel to these animals

[MrsEmmaPeel]

The poll found that 61.8 percent of Palestinians supported suicide attacks

That's down from 99.9%. So there is hope. Either that or the numbers can't reflect the ones who would have said yes to suicide attacks and are now unable to because they've already carried out one and are now quite dead.

Sigh. Israel is in such a horrible neighborhood.

[geros]

Polls taken under vicious dictatorships aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Of course they say they support it, if they don't it's death & mayhem.

[rickmichaels]

...if free and democratic elections were held today.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[tubavil]

But most around the world, including this US administration, say that these terrorists are "fringe" groups of their society, and groups that the "peaceful" Palestinian Arabs do not support....

Which of course is exactly what the US administration is saying about islam! Even if this were true, 12.5% (Pipes' estimate) of 1.3 billion is 162,500,500, or about 60% of the US population, a huge problem. Not surprisingly the same argument is used by defenders of islam and terrorism "Well, the few bad apples are oppressing the overwhelming majority who are in opposition to their leaders."

It would be interesting to give the same poll to the Israeli right and Isralei left and compare the two figures.